noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ sudden
▪
She could not withstand such a sudden ~.
▪ initial
▪ renewed
▪ relentless
▪
the relentless ~ of modernism
▪ fierce , vicious
▪
England faced a fierce ~ from South Africa for much of the game.
▪
His approach was met with a vicious ~.
▪ verbal
▪
She unleashed a verbal ~ on her critics.
▪ media
VERB + ONSLAUGHT
▪ face
▪
to face the verbal ~ of an angry teenager
▪ resist , survive , withstand
▪ launch , unleash
▪
The leadership launched an ~ against Trotsky and his supporters.
▪ continue
▪ stop
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ against , ~ on
▪
a renewed ~ against the proposed bill
▪ ~ from
▪
the latest ~ from the Russian team