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operation vs attack

attack vs operation

operation and attack both are nouns.

operation is not a verb while attack is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
operation Yes No No No
attack Yes No Yes No
As nouns, attack is a hyponym of operation; that is, attack is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than operation:
  • operation: activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
  • attack: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
Other hyponyms of operation include combined operation, maneuver, manoeuvre, simulated military operation, campaign, military campaign, naval campaign, military mission, mission, reenforcement, reinforcement, support, onrush, onset, onslaught, offence, offense, offensive, peacekeeping, peacekeeping mission, peacekeeping operation, amphibious operation, information gathering, psychological operation, psyop, covert operation.
operation (noun) attack (noun)
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) the act of attacking
a planned activity involving many people performing various actions ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work an offensive move in a sport or game
a business especially one run on a large scale strong criticism
the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.) intense adverse criticism
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction) a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
process or manner of functioning or operating
the state of being in effect or being operative
operation (verb) attack (verb)
begin to injure
set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
attack in speech or writing
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
take the initiative and go on the offensive
attack someone physically or emotionally
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