ATTASK

Etymology

Verb

attask (third-person singular simple present attasks, present participle attasking, simple past and past participle attasked)

(transitive, obsolete) To take to task; tax; reprove; blame.

Source: Wiktionary


At*task", v. t. Etym: [Pref. a- + task.]

Definition: To take to task; to blame. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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