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Under attack

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under fire
vulnerableMore or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
under siegea 1992 action thriller film directed by Andrew Davis from a screenplay by J. F. Lawton.
attackingverbCarrying out an attack.
attackedverb(transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
under pressure"Under Pressure" is a song by the British rock band Queen and singer David Bowie.
attackersnounSomeone who attacks.
attacksnounAn attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
counterattacknounAlternative form of counter-attack. [An attack made in response to an attack by the opponents]
counter attack
ambushedverbHaving been the target of an ambush.
under coveran American secret agent drama series that premiered on ABC on January 7, 1991.
attackableWhich may be attacked.
besiegedverbsurrounded by hostile forces
outnumberedverba British sitcom about the Brockman family, starring Hugh Dennis as the father, Claire Skinner as the mother and their three children played by Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche and Ramona Marquez.
terrorizedverbTo fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.
under wayin motion; set in motion
air attacknounan attack by armed planes on a surface target
underpreparedNot adequately prepared.
invasionnounA military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.

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