beleaguered

/bɪˈliːɡəd/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

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Meaning

adj

adj

verb

"a beleaguered stronghold"
"a beleaguered town"
"4,500 British and Indian troops and twelve thousand camp-followers, including some three dozen British wives, children and nannies, found themselves beleaguered in what Kaye described as little better than ‘sheep-folds on the plain’."
"a beleaguered ego"
"a beleaguered identity"
"a beleaguered real estate market"

From beleaguer + -ed.

more beleaguered (comparative) most beleaguered (superlative)

unbeleaguered

Questions

How do you pronounce beleaguered?

The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈliːɡəd/.

What does beleaguered mean?

Besieged; surrounded by enemy troops.

Where does beleaguered come from?

From beleaguer + -ed.

How to pronounce beleaguered

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