beleaguer
be·lea·guer / biˈlēgər/ • v. [tr.] [usu. as adj.] (beleaguered) lay siege to: he is leading a relief force to the aid of the beleaguered city. ∎ beset with difficulties: the board is supporting the beleaguered director amid calls for his resignation.ORIGIN: late 16th cent.: from Dutch belegeren ‘camp around,’ from be- ‘(all) around’ + leger ‘a camp.’
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