besiege

/bɪˈsiːdʒ/ verb

Definition

be besieged by/with sb › to have lots of people asking you questions or making demands: The president was besieged by reporters.

be besieged by/with sth › to receive many demands or criticisms: The radio station was besieged with calls from angry listeners.

› [T] to surround a place with an army in order to attack it

(Definition of besiege verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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