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    beleaguer
    /bɪˈliːɡə/

    verb

    • 1. cause problems or difficulties for: "he attempts to answer several questions that beleaguer the industry"
    • 2. lay siege to (a place); besiege: archaic "our leaders decided to beleaguer the city"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBELEAGUER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Beleaguer is a formal verb that means to cause a lot of problems or difficulties for someone, or to surround someone in order to attack them. Learn how to use it in sentences with synonyms and translations.

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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › beleaguerBeleaguer Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Beleaguer is a verb that means to besiege a town or to trouble or harass someone. It comes from the Dutch word belegeren, which means "to camp around". See synonyms, examples, word history and more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBELEAGUER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Beleaguer means to cause a lot of problems or difficulties for someone, or to surround someone in order to attack them. Learn how to use this formal verb with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in Chinese.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › beleaguerBELEAGUER Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Beleaguer means to surround with military forces or to trouble persistently. Learn the origin, usage and synonyms of this verb from Dictionary.com.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBELEAGUERED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Beleaguered means having a lot of problems or difficulties, or surrounded by an army. Learn how to use this formal adjective in different contexts with synonyms, related words and phrases, and translations.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › beleaguerBeleaguer - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Beleaguer means to pester or badger with persistence. A babysitter might find annoying the children who beleaguer her with requests for candy, cookies, games, and piggyback rides all at the same time.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBELEAGUER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Beleaguer means to trouble persistently or to lay siege to. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, collocations, and usage examples from Collins English Dictionary.