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adjective
- 1. in a very difficult situation: "the board is supporting the beleaguered director amid calls for his resignation" Similar
- 2. (of a place) surrounded by armed forces aiming to capture it or force surrender; besieged: "he led a relief force to the aid of the beleaguered city" Similar
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BELEAGUERED definition: 1. having a lot of problems or difficulties: 2. surrounded by an army: 3. having a lot of…. Learn more.
: suffering or being subjected to constant or repeated trouble or harassment. an economically beleaguered city. With its life-support system cut off, the beleaguered college has embarked on a tortuous campaign to keep going. Lucinda Harper. … as he evolved from conformist to opportunist to reformer to revolutionary to beleaguered leader.
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.
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.
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. Beleaguer originally meant to lay siege to, and originates from a 16th century Dutch term which meant to camp all around.
A beleaguered person, organization, or project is experiencing a lot of difficulties, opposition, or criticism. There have been seven coup attempts against the beleaguered government. American English : beleaguered / bɪˈligərd /
Beleaguered definition: surrounded by military forces; besieged. See examples of BELEAGUERED used in a sentence.
Definition of beleaguered adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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."
