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onset

n. கடமையான தாக்குதல், வலுத்தாக்குதல், தொடக்கம்.


Synonyms

assail, assault, invade, encounter, charge, besiege, impugn,contravene #noun invasion, assault, onset, aggression, onslaught

Antonyms

defend, resist, repel, protest, [withstand_oil_one's_own_part],or_for_another, support, aid, shield, uphold, vindicate, shelter #noun defense, resistance, repulse, protection, aid, vindication,support, maintenance, shelter

On"set`, n. Etym: [On + set.] 1. A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army. Milton. The onset and retire Of both your armies. Shak. Who on that day the word of onset gave. Wordsworth. 2. A setting about; a beginning. [Obs.] Shak. There is surely no greater wisdom than well to time the beginnings and onsets of things. Bacon. 3. Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage. [Obs.] Johnson. On"set`, v. t. 1. To assault; to set upon. [Obs.] 2. To set about; to begin. [Obs.] Carew.


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