beleaguered

be·lea·guer  (b-lgr)

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. See Synonyms at besiege.

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[Probably Dutch belegeren : be-, around (from Middle Dutch bie; see ambhi in Indo-European roots) + leger, camp; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]

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be·leaguer·ment n.

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See: missing.

Thesaurus

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.

Translations

beleaguered [bɪˈliːgəd] ADJ

1. [city] → asediado

2. (fig) (= harassed) → atormentado, acosado

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beleaguered [bɪˈliːgə^rd] adj

(= under siege) [city] → assiégé(e); [army] → cerné(e)

(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 problemi

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beleaguered

adj beleaguered [biˈliːgəd]

under attack a beleaguered castle; The city was beleaguered. beleër مُحاصَر обсаден obležený belejret belagert πολιορκημένος sitiado, asediado ümber piiratud محاصره؛ مورد حمله واقع شده hyökkäyksenalainen assiégé घेरा हुआ napadnut, pod opsadom ostromlott terkepung umkringdur assediato 包囲された 포위하다 apgultas aplenkts diserang belegerd beleiret oblężony sitiado asediat осаждённый obliehaný oblegan opkoljen belägrad ล้อมเอาไว้ kuşatılmış, sarılmış 被包圍的，受困的 робити облогу, оточувати محصور bao vây 围攻