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- DictionaryEm·bat·tled/əmˈbadld/
adjective
- 1. (of a place or people) involved in or prepared for war, especially because surrounded by enemy forces: "the US has begun to call for a ceasefire among various fighting groups in the embattled country"
Embattled definition: disposed or prepared for battle.. See examples of EMBATTLED used in a sentence.
5 days ago · embattled in American English. (ɛmˈbætəld ) adjective. 1. prepared or arrayed for battle. 2. engaged in a battle, conflict, or controversy. 3. being subjected to attack, criticism, etc.
1. : to arrange in order of battle : prepare for battle. 2. : fortify. Examples of embattle in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web On university campuses, the study of literature has been embattled and beleaguered for so long that chronicling the controversies has become a flourishing academic subfield in its own right. A.o.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand. adjective. having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement. synonyms: battlemented, castellated, castled. fancy. not plain; decorative or ornamented.
1. Prepared or fortified for battle or engaged in battle: embattled troops; an embattled city. 2. Beset with attackers, criticism, or controversy: an embattled legislative minority. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Check pronunciation: embattled. embarrassment noun. embassy noun. embed verb. embeddedness noun. Definition of embattled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English em‧bat‧tled /ɪmˈbætld/ adjective formal 1 [ only before noun] an embattled person, organization etc has many problems or difficulties The embattled president had to resign. 2 surrounded by enemies, especially in war or fighting The embattled army finally surrendered.
