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- Dictionaryembattled/ɪmˈbatld/
adjective
- 1. (of a place or people) involved in or prepared for war, especially because surrounded by enemy forces: "the embattled northern province"
- 2. (of a building or part of a building) having battlements: "the church has a low embattled tower"
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adjective. us / ɪmˈbæt̬· ə ld / Add to word list. having a lot of problems or difficulties: The embattled leaders are trying to hold on to their positions. (Definition of embattled from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) embattled | Business English.
a. : being a site of battle, conflict, or controversy. the embattled capital. b. : characterized by conflict or controversy. an embattled presidency. Examples of embattled in a Sentence. the embattled coach of a losing team.
If you describe a person, group, or organization as embattled, you mean that they are having a lot of problems or difficulties. The embattled president also denied recent claims that he was being held hostage by his own soldiers.
adjective. us / ɪmˈbæt̬· ə ld / Add to word list. having a lot of problems or difficulties: The embattled leaders are trying to hold on to their positions. (Definition of embattled from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) embattled | Business English.
Embattled definition: disposed or prepared for battle.. See examples of EMBATTLED used in a sentence.
Definition of embattled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Prepared or fortified for battle or engaged in battle: embattled troops; an embattled city. 2. Beset with attackers, criticism, or controversy: an embattled legislative minority.
verb. Simple past tense and past participle of embattle. Wiktionary. Embattled Sentence Examples. The large parish church of St Teilo has a low embattled Perpendicular tower.
embattled. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English em‧bat‧tled /ɪmˈbætld/ adjective formal 1 [ only before noun] an embattled person, organization etc has many problems or difficulties The embattled president had to resign. 2 surrounded by enemies, especially in war or fighting The embattled army finally surrendered.
Jun 8, 2024 · embattled (comparative more embattled, superlative most embattled) (architecture) Of a fortress or other building, a wall, etc.: having battlements or crenellations; battlemented, crenellated.
