under attack

being acted against physically or with words She said cuts in spending put education in America under attack.

Related vocabulary: under fire

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of under attack (having physical force used against you)

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mauno	MOW-no	Finnish
Alisa	ah-LEE-sah (Russian), AH-lee-sah (Finnish)	Russian, Finnish
ApolÔNia	ə-poo-LAW-nyə	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Harry	HER-ee, HAR-ee	English
Jaxson	JAK-sən	English (Modern)
Victor	VIK-tər (English), veek-TOR (French)	English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish, Late Roman