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προσβολή
attack /prozvoˈli/
nounB1#1762 most common
Also: assault, insult, infringement
Example sentences
Ο παππούς μου έπαθε καρδιακή προσβολή χθες.
My grandfather had a heart attack yesterday.
Ο γιατρός είπε ότι ήταν ελαφριά προσβολή.
The doctor said it was a mild attack.
Τα λόγια του ήταν μεγάλη προσβολή για μένα.
His words were a great insult to me.
Ο υπολογιστής μου δέχθηκε προσβολή από ιό.
My computer suffered a virus attack.
Η κυβέρνηση κατήγγειλε την ένοπλη προσβολή στα σύνορα.
The government denounced the armed attack on the border.
Η δικαστική απόφαση αναγνώρισε προσβολή της προσωπικότητάς του.
The court ruling recognized a violation of his personal rights.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η προσβολή | οι προσβολές |
| Genitive | της προσβολής | των προσβολών |
| Accusative | την προσβολή | τις προσβολές |
| Vocative | προσβολή | προσβολές |
Word family
προσβάλλωto attack, to insult
προσβλητικόςoffensive, insulting
προσβεβλημένοςinfected, or offended
βολήa throw, a shotβάλλωto throwEtymology
Προσβολή is a noun built from the verb προσβάλλω, which combines the prefix πρός (toward, against) with the verb βάλλω (to throw). The element -βολή is the same one found in the plain noun βολή, a throw or a shot, so the word literally means a throwing at or against something. Over time its sense widened from a physical blow to any kind of attack, whether military, medical, verbal, or, in modern use, digital.
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