beleaguered
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be·lea·guer
(bĭ-lē′gər)tr.v. be·lea·guered, be·lea·guer·ing, be·lea·guers
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.
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beleaguered
(bɪˈliːɡəd)adj
experiencing difficulties, opposition or criticismsurrounded by enemies
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beleaguered
See: missing.
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beleaguered
adjective
1. harassed, trouble, plagued, torment, hassled (informal), aggravated (informal), badgered, persecuted, pestered, vexed, put upon There have been seven attempts against the beleaguered government.
2. besieged, surrounded, blockaded, encompassed, beset, encircle, assailed, hemmed in, hedged in, environed The rebels continue to push their way towards the beleagured capital.
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Translations
مُحاصَر
obležený
belejret
ostromlott
umkringdur
apgultas
aplenkts
obliehaný
kuşatılmışsarılmış
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beleaguered
[bɪˈliːgərd] adj (fig) (= under pressure) [government, president] → pressé(e) de toutes parts
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beleaguered
[bɪˈliːgəd] adj (city) → assediato/a; (person) → assillato/a; (army) → accerchiato/a; (project, organization) → pieno/a di problemiCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
beleaguered
(biˈliːgəd) adjective under attack. a beleaguered castle; The city was beleaguered.
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