an attack of



an attack of

A sudden or acute onset of (an illness). I went to bed early last night after an attack of indigestion.
See also: attack, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gabrijela-Croatian
DÁIreDAW-raIrish, Irish Mythology
Faruk-Turkish, Arabic
CsengeCHENG-geHungarian
KenelmKEN-əlmEnglish (Rare)
LemuelLEM-yoo-əl (English)Biblical, Mormon, Biblical Hebrew