The meaning of Beleaguer

Beleaguer – definition

verb
Cause problems or difficulties for.
Usage examples:
He attempts to answer several questions that beleaguer the industry
Synonims:
Hard-pressed Troubled In difficulties Under pressure Under stress With one's back to the wall In a tight corner In a tight spot Up against it Under the cosh
verb
Lay siege to (a place); besiege.
Usage examples:
Our leaders decided to beleaguer the city
Synonims:
Besieged Under siege Blockaded Surrounded Encircled Hemmed in Under attack

Beleaguer translation into English

Beleaguer: translate from English into Chinese

围攻者

Beleaguer: translate from English into Dutch

Belegeraar, Belegeren

Beleaguer: translate from English into French

Assiégé, Encercler

Beleaguer: translate from English into German

Belagern, Umgeben, Umlagern

Beleaguer: translate from English into Hindi

धेरा डालना, घेर लेना, धेर लेना, अवरोध करना

Beleaguer: translate from English into Italian

Assediante, Assediare

Beleaguer: translate from English into Korean

포위자, 포위하다, 공격하다, 둘러싸다, ...에 끈덕지게 붙어다니다

Beleaguer: translate from English into Russian

Осаждать, Окружать, Оцеплять

Beleaguer: translate from English into Spanish

Sitiar

Word origin

late 16th century: from Dutch belegeren ‘camp round’, from be- ‘(all) about’ + leger ‘a camp’.

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Beleaguer – similar words

beleaguering

verb
Cause problems or difficulties for.
Usage examples:
He attempts to answer several questions that beleaguer the industry

All meanings and translations of Beleaguering

beleaguered

adjective
In a very difficult situation.
Usage examples:
The board is supporting the beleaguered director amid calls for his resignation

verb
Cause problems or difficulties for.
Usage examples:
He attempts to answer several questions that beleaguer the industry

adjective
Having so many difficulties that you feel as if you are being attacked from every direction
Usage examples:
As a candidate, she had promised tax relief for the beleaguered middle class.

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Beleaguer synonims

besieged

adjective
(of a place) surrounded by armed forces aiming to capture it or force surrender.
Usage examples:
The besieged city

verb
Surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender.
Usage examples:
The king marched north to besiege berwick

verb
Past simple and past participle of besiege
Usage examples:
The town had been besieged for two months but still resisted the aggressors., when the pop star tri…

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blockaded

verb
Seal off (a place) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
Usage examples:
The authorities blockaded roads in and out of the capital

noun
An act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
Usage examples:
They voted to lift the blockade of major railway junctions

All meanings and translations of Blockaded

encircled

verb
Form a circle around; surround.
Usage examples:
The town is encircled by fortified walls

verb
Past simple and past participle of encircle
Usage examples:
The house is encircled by a high fence., villaverde is one of the high-rise districts that encircle…

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hard-pressed

phrase
Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

adjective
Closely pursued.
Usage examples:
The hard-pressed french infantry

adjective
Burdened with urgent business.
Usage examples:
Training centres are hard-pressed and insufficient in numbers

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surrounded

verb
Be all round (someone or something).
Usage examples:
The hotel is surrounded by its own gardens

noun
A thing that forms a border or edging round an object.
Usage examples:
An oak fireplace surround

All meanings and translations of Surrounded

troubled

adjective
Beset by problems or difficulties.
Usage examples:
His troubled private life

verb
Cause distress or anxiety to.
Usage examples:
He was not troubled by doubts

adjective
Having problems or difficulties
Usage examples:
Peace has finally come to this troubled region after many years., the children were not troubled wh…

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