beleaguered
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Verb
beleaguering, present participle; beleaguers, 3rd person singular present; beleaguered, past participle; beleaguered, past tense;
/biˈlēgər/,
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beleaguering, present participle; beleaguers, 3rd person singular present; beleaguered, past participle; beleaguered, past tense;
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Lay siege to
- - he is leading a relief force to the aid of the beleaguered city
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Beset with difficulties
- - the board is supporting the beleaguered director amid calls for his resignation
Web Definitions:
- (beleaguering) siege: the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
- Plagued; beset by trouble or difficulty
- (beleaguering) demonizing, equalizing, legalizing, mediating, penalizing, realizing, repackaging, stevedoring, subpoenaing, theorizing, torpedoing
- A member of an organized element that has been surrounded by a hostile force preventing the escape of the organized element’s members.
- (adj) feeling harassed, feel under sever pressure