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[ em-bat -ld ] SHOW IPA
/ ɛmˈbæt ld / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective disposed or prepared for battle.
engaged in or beset by conflict or struggle.
Origin of embattled First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; see embattle1 , -ed2 ; def. 2 probably by association with the general sense “restrict, enclose” of many verbs formed with em-1 , en-1
OTHER WORDS FROM embattled un·em·bat·tled, adjective Words nearby embattled embarrassment, embarrassment of riches, embassage, embassy, embattle, embattled , embattlement, embay, embayment, Embden, Embden-Meyerhof pathway
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Example sentences from the Web for embattled In this nervous city in an embattled country, even small explosions can have a big impact.
Is Putin Turning to Terrorism in Ukraine? | Anna Nemtsova| January 6, 2015| DAILY BEAST
When I tried to get to the embattled city on Tuesday evening, I faced repeated warnings not to try it.
The Radicals Who Slaughtered a Synagogue | Creede Newton| November 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
It is a valiant, encyclopedic attempt of a star jurist to give voice(s) to an embattled philosophical position.
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He has a new book [Embattled Rebel] about Jefferson Davis as a commander in chief.
What Lincoln Could Teach Fox News | Scott Porch| November 6, 2014| DAILY BEAST
In Illinois, embattled Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn lost his bid for re-election against Bruce Rauner.
GOP Shocks Democrats in Governor Races | Ben Jacobs| November 5, 2014| DAILY BEAST
At the same instant the faint strains of the pibroch were gently wafted to her embattled tower.
Count Bunker | J. Storer Clouston
Revolutions are fought by farmers and rail-splitters; these are the embattled men who fire the shots heard 'round the world.
Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great, Volume 3 (of 14) | Elbert Hubbard
Harnham Gate near the south boundary is but a fragment, an embattled archway devoid of an upper story.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury | Gleeson White
Of the embattled machines, of the Central Control Station, there was not a sign.
Astounding Stories, July, 1931 | Various
As one line of embattled hosts melted away, another rushed forward in its place to meet the same fate.
Three Years in the Federal Cavalry | Willard Glazier
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British Dictionary definitions for embattled adjective prepared for or engaged in conflict, controversy, or battle
heraldry having an indented edge resembling battlements
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Words related to embattled beset, fortified, fighting, prepared, crenelated