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beleaguer
[bih-lee-ger]
verb (used with object)
to surround with military forces.
to surround or beset, as with troubles.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,
beleaguer
/ ɪˈːɡə /
verb
to trouble persistently; harass
to lay siege to
Other 51Թ Forms
- beleaguerer noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of beleaguer1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of beleaguer1
Example Sentences
Apart from Noah Wyle’s heroic, beleaguered doctor in “The Pitt,” you could make the case that Cooper’s turn as Jamie, a 13-year-old accused of murdering a classmate, is the year’s best work on television.
The show imagines Mary Todd Lincoln as a hard-drinking, boisterous, wannabe cabaret star, beleaguered by her marriage to what Escola imagines is an obviously gay president.
Fixing this has been voters' number one demand, even above fixing their beleaguered democracy.
Seth Rogen and company’s raucous creation about a beleaguered movie studio chief is rooted in firsthand experience.
Does Daniel Levy believe that the players are still with their beleaguered manager?
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