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beleaguered adjective
/bɪˈliː.gəd/
/-gɚd/ adj Definition
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troubled by someone or a situationThe arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps.
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surrounded by an armyThe occupants of the beleaguered city had no means of escape.
(Definition of beleaguered adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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