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embattled

[ em-bat-ld ]

adjective

  1. disposed or prepared for battle.
  2. engaged in or beset by conflict or struggle.


embattled

/ ɪˈæə /

adjective

  1. prepared for or engaged in conflict, controversy, or battle
  2. heraldry having an indented edge resembling battlements
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲe·t adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of embattled1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; embattle 1, -ed 2; embattled def 2 probably by association with the general sense “restrict, enclose” of many verbs formed with em- 1, en- 1
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Reverting to the national system by the National Conference of Bar Examiners, which California has used since 1972, would be a major retreat for the embattled State Bar.

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Moore, who died in 2021, could say everything with a look, and as Stan’s wife, she communicates both the disappointment and sturdy love this woman feels for her embattled husband.

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Visit the embattled Kennedy Center post-Trump purge, and the place can feel abandoned.

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Time might heal all wounds for the embattled mayor, and the Democratic Party establishment could re-circle the wagons around her like it did in 2022.

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An embattled Yoon has become larger than life, rebranded as a martyr who saw martial law as the only way to save South Korea's democracy.

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