No. 1,665 in Japanese
襲っ
"襲っ" means "to attack" or "to assault."
In a sentence
彼は突然買い物中に不安感に襲われました。
He was suddenly overcome with anxiety while shopping.
Here, 襲われる (osowareru) is used in the passive form to denote being attacked or overwhelmed by a feeling (anxiety in this case).
森の中で大雨に襲われた。
We were caught in a heavy rainfall in the forest.
In this sentence, 襲われる (osowareru) indicates being struck or affected by a sudden and intense event (heavy rain here).
突然猛獣が人を襲った。
Suddenly, a wild beast attacked a person.
Here, 襲う (osou) is used actively, describing the action of attacking performed by the wild beast.
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