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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.
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.
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.
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.
1. to besiege by encircling, as with an army. 2. to beset, as with difficulties; harass. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Beleaguer definition: to surround with military forces.. See examples of BELEAGUER used in a sentence.
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.
be•lea•guer /bɪˈligɚ/ v. [ ~ + object] to surround and attack with military forces: The city was beleaguered for days by the enemy. to give trouble or difficulties to; harass: the beleaguered taxpayers.
