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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beleaguered

Adjective

1. struggling against difficulties or criticism: the country's beleaguered health system

2. besieged by an enemy: a ship bringing food to the beleaguered capital of Monrovia [be- + obsolete leaguer a siege]

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See: missing.

Thesaurus

beleaguered

adjective 1. harassed, troubled, plagued, tormented, hassled (informal) aggravated (informal) badgered, persecuted, pestered, vexed, put upon

adjective 2. besieged, surrounded, blockaded, encompassed, beset, encircled, assailed, hemmed in, hedged in, environed

Translations

beleaguered [bɪˈliːgəd] adj → asediado

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beleaguered [bɪˈliːgɪd] adj [city] → assiégé(e); [army] → cerné(e) (fig); sollicité(e) de toutes parts

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beleaguered [bɪˈliːgɪd] adj (city) → belagert;

(army) → eingekesselt (fig); geplagt

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beleaguered [bɪˈliːgəd] adj [city] → assediato/a; [army] → accerchiato/a;

(fig) → assillato/a

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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 piiritetty assiégé घेरा हुआ napadnut, pod opsadom ostromlott terkepung umkringdur assediato 包囲された 포위당한 apgultas aplenkts diserang belegerd beleiret oblężony sitiado asediat осаждённый obliehaný oblegan opkoljen belägrad ล้อมเอาไว้ kuşatılmış, sarılmış 圍攻的 робити облогу, оточувати محصور bao vây 围攻