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- Dictionarybeleaguer/bɪˈliːɡə/
verb
- 1. cause problems or difficulties for: "he attempts to answer several questions that beleaguer the industry"
- 2. lay siege to (a place); besiege: archaic "our leaders decided to beleaguer the city"
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to surround someone in order to attack them: They were beleaguered by enemy armies. Fewer examples. Conflicts and uncertainties beleaguered the court during the weeks following the King's death. A plague of doves hit the town in 1896, devouring crops and beleaguering the people.
Beleaguer means to pester or badger with persistence. A babysitter might find annoying the children who beleaguer her with requests for candy, cookies, games, and piggyback rides all at the same time.
1. : besiege. a town beleaguered by an army. a beleaguered city. 2. : trouble, harass. beleaguered parents. an economically beleaguered city. beleaguerment. bi-ˈlē-gər-mənt. bē- noun. Did you know? Beleaguer comes from the Dutch word belegeren. Leger means "camp" and the prefix be- means "about" or "around."
to surround someone in order to attack them: They were beleaguered by enemy armies. Fewer examples. Conflicts and uncertainties beleaguered the court during the weeks following the King's death. A plague of doves hit the town in 1896, devouring crops and beleaguering the people.
verb (used with object) to surround with military forces. to surround or beset, as with troubles. Synonyms: hector, plague, annoy, vex, badger, pester, harass, bother. beleaguer. / bɪˈliːɡə / verb. to trouble persistently; harass. to lay siege to.
1. to surround with military forces. 2. to surround or beset, as with troubles. SYNONYMS 2. harass, pester, badger, bother, vex, annoy, plague, hector. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms.
1. To harass; beset: We are beleaguered by problems. 2. To surround with troops; besiege: The enemy beleaguered the enclave. [Probably Dutch belegeren : be-, around (from Middle Dutch bie; see ambhi in Indo-European roots) + leger, camp; see legh- in Indo-European roots .] be·lea′guer·ment n.
: to cause constant or repeated trouble for (a person, business, etc.) the lack of funds that beleaguers schools. — usually used as (be) beleaguered. The team has been beleaguered by errors. a company beleaguered by debt. — beleaguered. adjective. an economically beleaguered city.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use beleaguer in a sentence Turnus undaunted harangues his men and beleaguers the camp (145-198).
having a lot of problems or difficulties: The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps. surrounded by an army: The occupants of the beleaguered city had no means of escape. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Experiencing difficulties.
