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
SÉAghdha	SHAY	Irish
Habakkuk	HAB-ə-kək (English), hə-BAK-ək (English)	Biblical
Adara	-	Hebrew
Linnet	li-NET, LIN-ət	English (Rare)
Vibol	-	Khmer
Leo	LE-o (German, Finnish), LAY-o (Dutch), LEE-o (English)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Croatian, Late Roman