Fortitude: alternatives and connections

The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of injury, or first act leading to a war or a controversy; unprovoked attack; ass…

An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning.

To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages, institutions; to attack by…

To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assai…

the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent); "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack…

To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force; as, to attempt the enemy's camp.

To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as, to break flax.

The act of rushing upon, or towards, an enemy; a sudden onset or attack, as of troops, esp. cavalry; hence, the signal for attack; as,…

Fixedness or firmness of mind; persevering resolution; especially, firmness of mind under sufferings, steadiness in attachments, or pe…

Destitute of defense; unprepared to resist attack; unable to oppose; unprotected.

The act of drawing the attention and force of an enemy from the point where the principal attack is to be made; the attack, alarm, or…

To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to confront; to encounter; a…

Strength; firmness; stability.

A sudden and violent attack of a disorder; a stroke of disease, as of epilepsy or apoplexy, which produces convulsions or unconsciousn…

The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme right or left; as, to attack…

Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising…

To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack.

A constitutional disease, occurring by paroxysms. It consists in an inflammation of the fibrous and ligamentous parts of the joints, a…