beleaguered
adjective/bɪˈliːɡəd/
/bɪˈliːɡərd/
- (formal) experiencing a lot of criticism and difficulties
- The beleaguered party leader was forced to resign.
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- surrounded by an enemy
- supplies for the beleaguered city
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Dutch belegeren ‘camp round’, from be- ‘(all) about’ + leger ‘a camp’ + -ed.
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