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beleaguered
[bih-lee-gerd]
adjective
surrounded by military forces; besieged.
The beleaguered city of Limerick, having stood to the last, finally capitulated to the forces of William of Orange.
beset, surrounded, or overburdened by troubles.
Restoring our beleaguered oceans to health will require an emphasis on diversification and conservation, and more sensible fishing practices.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of beleaguer.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of beleaguered1
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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