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单词 besiegement
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Definition of besiegement in English:

besiegement

noun bɪˈsiːdʒməntbəˈsējmənt
mass noun
  • Aggressive pressure or intimidation.

    the policy of political besiegement
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This anger and frustration stems from a sense of cultural besiegement, which they are finding can never be dealt with through the attainment of power alone.
    • The narrative of besiegement manifests itself in both Westerns and combat films.
    • Many also had sons, daughters, or wives who opposed the war, fueling the sense of besiegement.
    • Conservatives tend to thrive on a sense of besiegement, a belief that they're surrounded on all sides by enemies seen and unseen who must be destroyed.
    • Because political opponents do consider their antagonists competent, this besiegement is of the mind.
    • It just feeds the religious right's feeling of righteous besiegement while gaining almost nothing in practical terms.
    Synonyms
    blockade, beleaguerment, encirclement
 
 

Definition of besiegement in US English:

besiegement

nounbəˈsējmənt
  • Aggressive pressure or intimidation.

    the policy of political besiegement
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This anger and frustration stems from a sense of cultural besiegement, which they are finding can never be dealt with through the attainment of power alone.
    • It just feeds the religious right's feeling of righteous besiegement while gaining almost nothing in practical terms.
    • Conservatives tend to thrive on a sense of besiegement, a belief that they're surrounded on all sides by enemies seen and unseen who must be destroyed.
    • Many also had sons, daughters, or wives who opposed the war, fueling the sense of besiegement.
    • Because political opponents do consider their antagonists competent, this besiegement is of the mind.
    • The narrative of besiegement manifests itself in both Westerns and combat films.
    Synonyms
    blockade, beleaguerment, encirclement
 
 
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