Beleaguered
adjective
Being troubled or attacked constantly.
The beleaguered politician faced criticism from all sides.
Often appears as...
- beleaguered economy
- beleaguered leader
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Formal
adjective
Affected by ongoing problems, used to describe cities, countries, or forces that are surrounded by enemyforces.
The beleaguered city was under siege for several months.
Often appears as...
- beleaguered city
- beleaguered forces
Usage tips
Formal
Historical
adjective
Being troubled or attacked constantly.
The beleaguered politician faced criticism from all sides.
Often appears as...
- beleaguered economy
- beleaguered leader
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Affected by ongoing problems, used to describe cities, countries, or forces that are surrounded by enemyforces.
The beleaguered city was under siege for several months.
Often appears as...
- beleaguered city
- beleaguered forces
Usage tips
Formal
Historical
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Pro Tip 1/3Modern Challenges
Use 'beleaguered' in contemporary contexts to imply ongoing difficulties or pressures.
The beleaguered company struggled to meet its financial targets.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Only Warfare
'Beleaguered' isn't limited to warfare; it can describe any situation of relentless trouble.
The beleaguered teacher dealt with disruptions all week.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Perception
It often reflects a public view of someone or something under widespread criticism.
The beleaguered minister resigned amidst the scandal.
Pro Tip 1/3Modern Challenges
Use 'beleaguered' in contemporary contexts to imply ongoing difficulties or pressures.
The beleaguered company struggled to meet its financial targets.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Only Warfare
'Beleaguered' isn't limited to warfare; it can describe any situation of relentless trouble.
The beleaguered teacher dealt with disruptions all week.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Perception
It often reflects a public view of someone or something under widespread criticism.
The beleaguered minister resigned amidst the scandal.
Pro Tip 1/3Modern Challenges
Use 'beleaguered' in contemporary contexts to imply ongoing difficulties or pressures.
The beleaguered company struggled to meet its financial targets.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Only Warfare
'Beleaguered' isn't limited to warfare; it can describe any situation of relentless trouble.
The beleaguered teacher dealt with disruptions all week.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Perception
It often reflects a public view of someone or something under widespread criticism.
The beleaguered minister resigned amidst the scandal.
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12 truths I learned from...
So I hope that my list of things I'm almost positive about might offer some basic operating instructions to anyone who is feeling really overwhelmed or beleaguered. Number the first and truest thing is that all truth is a paradox.
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How the Afghan youth are...
and health when I first met some of these Afghan Millennials the best and the brightest of their generation they were hopeful almost well forth determined to bring their beleaguer but Beloved Country into their life at the
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Alone on the Ice: The...
certain coziness and camaraderie they they always centered around the gramophone and mauson was very collegial he would share messes with with his men always and was one of the guys and you get a sense of how beleaguered
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Best Lion Moments Part 2...
not only this more cubs were surviving to adulthood than elsewhere in africa this once beleaguered group of lions was staging an extraordinary comeback and it allowed them to fan out into
Video examples
12 truths I learned from...
So I hope that my list of things I'm almost positive about might offer some basic operating instructions to anyone who is feeling really overwhelmed or beleaguered. Number the first and truest thing is that all truth is a paradox.
Video examples
How the Afghan youth are...
and health when I first met some of these Afghan Millennials the best and the brightest of their generation they were hopeful almost well forth determined to bring their beleaguer but Beloved Country into their life at the
Video examples
Alone on the Ice: The...
certain coziness and camaraderie they they always centered around the gramophone and mauson was very collegial he would share messes with with his men always and was one of the guys and you get a sense of how beleaguered
Video examples
Best Lion Moments Part 2...
not only this more cubs were surviving to adulthood than elsewhere in africa this once beleaguered group of lions was staging an extraordinary comeback and it allowed them to fan out into
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Quote examples
Paul Hawken
American Environmentalist
Money and prices and markets don't give us exact information about how much our suburbs, freeways, and spandex cost. Instead, everything else is giving us accurate information: our beleaguered air and watersheds, our overworked soils, our decimated inner cities. All of these provide information our prices should be giving us but do not.
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Greg van Eekhout
Writer
Back in 1982, when there were still only a manageable number of 'X-Men' titles on the racks (by which I mean just one), Marvel quite reasonably figured the world could stand another team of beleaguered mutant superheroes. And so were born 'The New Mutants,' junior X-Men whose powers had just begun to manifest at the onset of puberty.
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Simon Sebag Montefiore
British Historian
In Georgia, where I spend much time, the democratically elected pro-western President Mikhail Saakashvili has been beleaguered by a riotous opposition which proposes creating a constitutional monarchy under the Bagrationi dynasty, with a Spanish racing driver, Prince 'Jorge' Bagrationi, as king.
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Paul Giamatti
American Actor
I suppose there must be some way in which I'm compelled to show some side of myself - or of people - that's paranoid and fraught and beleaguered and downtrodden, just as Tom Cruise wants to show that he's terrifyingly upbeat and terrifyingly heroic all the time.
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Ron Fournier
American Journalist
We, the people. Manifest Destiny. Conceived in liberty. Fear itself. Ask not. Morning in America. United we stand. Yes, we can. In times of great change and tumult, presidents seek to inspire beleaguered Americans by reminding them of their national identity.
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Camille Paglia
American Author
I am waiting impatiently for the day when beleaguered, like-minded academics can order James Wolcott's collected essays for their classes.
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Margo Jefferson
American Critic
Melancholy' is prettier than 'depression'; it connotes a kind of nocturnal grace. Makes one feel more innocently beleaguered.
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Paul Hawken
American Environmentalist
Money and prices and markets don't give us exact information about how much our suburbs, freeways, and spandex cost. Instead, everything else is giving us accurate information: our beleaguered air and watersheds, our overworked soils, our decimated inner cities. All of these provide information our prices should be giving us but do not.
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Greg van Eekhout
Writer
Back in 1982, when there were still only a manageable number of 'X-Men' titles on the racks (by which I mean just one), Marvel quite reasonably figured the world could stand another team of beleaguered mutant superheroes. And so were born 'The New Mutants,' junior X-Men whose powers had just begun to manifest at the onset of puberty.
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Simon Sebag Montefiore
British Historian
In Georgia, where I spend much time, the democratically elected pro-western President Mikhail Saakashvili has been beleaguered by a riotous opposition which proposes creating a constitutional monarchy under the Bagrationi dynasty, with a Spanish racing driver, Prince 'Jorge' Bagrationi, as king.
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Paul Giamatti
American Actor
I suppose there must be some way in which I'm compelled to show some side of myself - or of people - that's paranoid and fraught and beleaguered and downtrodden, just as Tom Cruise wants to show that he's terrifyingly upbeat and terrifyingly heroic all the time.
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Ron Fournier
American Journalist
We, the people. Manifest Destiny. Conceived in liberty. Fear itself. Ask not. Morning in America. United we stand. Yes, we can. In times of great change and tumult, presidents seek to inspire beleaguered Americans by reminding them of their national identity.
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Camille Paglia
American Author
I am waiting impatiently for the day when beleaguered, like-minded academics can order James Wolcott's collected essays for their classes.
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Margo Jefferson
American Critic
Melancholy' is prettier than 'depression'; it connotes a kind of nocturnal grace. Makes one feel more innocently beleaguered.
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