beleaguered

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beleaguered

  • /bɪˈliːɡəd/ UK

adjective more beleaguered · most beleaguered

  1. Besieged; surrounded by enemy troops. a beleaguered stronghold
  2. figuratively Beset by trouble or difficulty. a beleaguered ego

Opposite: unbeleaguered

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of beleaguer

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adjective

Opposite: unbeleaguered

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adj besieged, surrounded by enemy troops

Españolasediado, sitiado
Deutschbelagert, umzingelt
Русскийосаждённый osaždjónnyj, окружённый okružónnyj

adj beset by trouble or difficulty

Españolhostigado, acuciado
Portuguêsfustigado
Françaisen difficulté, mal en point, éprouvé, assiégé, à bout de souffle
Deutschangeschlagen, überlastet, unter massivem Druck stehend
Русскиймногострадальный mnogostradalʹnyj

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@misc{beleaguered_2026,
  title = {beleaguered},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beleaguered},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}