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BELEAGUERED
Etymology
Adjective
beleaguered (comparative more beleaguered, superlative most beleaguered)
Besieged; surrounded by enemy troops.
Beset by trouble or difficulty.
Antonyms
• unbeleaguered
Verb
beleaguered
simple past tense and past participle of beleaguer
Source: Wiktionary
BELEAGUER
Be*lea"guer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beleaguered; p. pr. & vb. n. Beleaguering.] Etym: [D. belegeren (akin to G. belagern, Sw. belägra, Dan. beleire); pref. be- = E. be- + leger bed, camp, army, akin to E. lair. See Lair.]
Definition: To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade. The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. Longfellow.
Syn.
– To block up; environ; invest; encompass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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