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beleaguer

[bih-lee-ger]

verb (used with object)

  1. to surround with military forces.

  2. to surround or beset, as with troubles.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,


beleaguer

/ ɪˈːɡə /

verb

  1. to trouble persistently; harass

  2. to lay siege to

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • beleaguerer noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of beleaguer1

First recorded in 1580–90; be- + leaguer 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of beleaguer1

C16: from be- + leaguer 1
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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.

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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.

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Fixing this has been voters' number one demand, even above fixing their beleaguered democracy.

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Seth Rogen and company’s raucous creation about a beleaguered movie studio chief is rooted in firsthand experience.

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Does Daniel Levy believe that the players are still with their beleaguered manager?

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