beleaguer

(bĭ-lē'gər)
tr.v., -guered, -guer·ing, -guers.

1. To harass; beset: We are beleaguered by problems.
2. To surround with troops; besiege. See synonyms at besiege.

[Probably Dutch belegeren : be-, around (from Middle Dutch bie) + leger, camp.]

beleaguerment be·lea'guer·ment n.

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verb

1. To trouble persistently from or as if from all sides: badger, bedevil, beset, besiege, harass, harry, hound, importune, pester, plague, solicit. See attack/defend.
2. To disturb by repeated attacks: annoy, bait, bedevil, beset, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease, torment, worry. See feelings, pain/pleasure.
3. To surround with hostile troops: beset, besiege, blockade, invest, siege. Idioms: lay siege to. See attack/defend.

See missing.

IN BRIEF: v. - Subjected to harassment.

Parents of teenagers often feel beleaguered.

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For a list of words related to beleaguered, see:

• Sad, Serious, Pessimistic, or Discontented

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See words rhyming with "beleaguer."

Common misspelling(s) of beleaguered

• beleagured

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - belejre, plage, hjemsøge

Nederlands (Dutch)
belegeren, belagen, lastig vallen

Français (French)
v. tr. - assiéger, investir (une ville), cerner

Deutsch (German)
v. - belagern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πολιορκώ, στήνω πολιορκία, παρενοχλώ

Italiano (Italian)
assalire, assediare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - sitiar, cercar

Русский (Russian)
досаждать, осаждать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - asediar, acosar, sitiar, cercar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - belägra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
围, 围攻

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 圍, 圍攻

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 포위하다, ~을 괴롭히다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 攻囲する, 取り巻く, 包囲する, 悩ませる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) حاصر, طوق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮כיתר, הקיף, גרם צרות, ציער‬

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