beleagueredadjective
uk/bɪˈliː.ɡəd/us/bɪˈliː.ɡɚd/formalhaving 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.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Experiencing difficulties
- be
- be (caught) between a rock and a hard place idiom
- be climbing the walls idiom
- be for the high jump idiom
- be/come up against a brick wall idiom
- creek
- embattled
- fall into sth
- flounder
- frying pan
- fumble
- leg
- out of the frying pan into the fire idiom
- patch
- pickle
- pressed
- pushed
- ride
- rocky road idiom
- thin
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