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Beleaguer comes from the Dutch word belegeren. Leger means "camp" and the prefix be- means "about" or "around." Belegeren, by definition, is a neutral verb ("to camp around"); however, beleaguer implies trouble. It is also synonymous with besiege.
formal uk / bɪˈliː.ɡə r/ us / bɪˈliː.ɡɚ / Add to word list. to cause a lot of problems or difficulties for someone: We have issues in our community that continue to plague and beleaguer us. to surround someone in order to attack them: They were beleaguered by enemy armies. Fewer examples.
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to cause a lot of problems or difficulties for someone: We have issues in our community that continue to plague and beleaguer us. to surround someone in order to attack them: They were beleaguered by enemy armies. Fewer examples. Conflicts and uncertainties beleaguered the court during the weeks following the King's death.
having a lot of problems or difficulties: The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps. surrounded by an army: The occupants of the beleaguered city had no means of escape. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
2 days ago · beleaguer in American English. (bɪˈliɡər) transitive verb. 1. to surround with military forces. 2. to surround or beset, as with troubles. SYNONYMS 2. harass, pester, badger, bother, vex, annoy, plague, hector. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
To beleaguer is to mentally beset from all sides persistently, as with work or worries. The sound of this word is beautiful because it contains both liquid consonants, L and R, and all the other consonants are vocal, pronouced while vibrating the vocal cords.
What does the verb beleaguer mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb beleaguer . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
