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Definitions for personal attack
per·sonal at·tack

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  1. personal attacknoun

    Making of an abusive remark instead of providing evidence when examining another person's claims or comments.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of personal attack in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of personal attack in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of personal attack in a Sentence

  1. Federico Finchelstein:

    What they expect from the media is praise. This is another element in this character and in other leaders of this type, which is that they are extremely messianic and narcissistic, whatever they see, they see as a personal attack against them.

  2. Ben Carson:

    I would like to say to him that the intention was not to talk to him, but about what motivates me, if he took that as a personal attack on him, I apologize, it was certainly not the intent.

  3. Soochow University:

    Beijing is taking a cautious attitude. It has not launched personal attack on Tsai nor criticized her position.

  4. Sandra Mellott:

    Sometimes I think they take my orientation as some kind of personal attack and they can get really hostile about it.

  5. Joe Manchin:

    We're going to vote and it's going to be in the CR, and if they're willing to say, ‘We’re going to close down the government because of a personal attack on me…' This is what makes people sick about politics.


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  • هجوم شخصيArabic
  • osobní útokCzech
  • ataque personalSpanish
  • व्यक्तिगत हमलाHindi
  • osobisty atakPolish
  • การโจมตีส่วนบุคคลThai
  • ذاتی حملہUrdu

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