Definitions
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
Word origin
From on- + set. Compare Old English onsettan (“to impose; oppress, bear down”). For semantic parallels for the meaning to assault, compare cognate Russian насе́сть pf (naséstʹ), наседа́ть impf (nasedátʹ).
Used in a sentence
“the onset of schizophrenia”
“In mild cases of hypergonadism prior to puberty, the onset of physical and mood changes may not be abnormally early or significant enough to cause any psychological or long-term physical complications.”
“the onset of puberty”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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