beleagueredadj.
/bɪˈliːɡəd/ Besieged, invested, beset.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [adjective] > attacked
assaulted1601
infest1601
beleaguered1644
aggressed1795
bestormed1837
embattled1961
society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > [adjective] > besieged or blockaded
assieged1383
besiegedc1440
ysegede?a1475
sieged1567
invested1582
beleaguered1644
leaguered1720
blockaded1747
1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 31 In defence of beleagur'd truth.
1647 J. Sprigge Anglia Rediviva iv. vii. 275 To know themselves a beleagured Enemy.
1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck iii. 45 Beleaguer'd Troy.
1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond III. x. 256 The poor beleaguered garrison.
1862 E. M. Goulburn Thoughts Personal Relig. iii. viii The key of a beleaguered position.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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