[responsivevoice] beleaguer [/responsivevoice] [ bih-lee-ger ]
The word of the day is ‘beleaguer’.
The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.
Yes, the past form of the word is beleaguered.
It means:
1. Harass
2. Besiege
3. Put in a very difficult situation
4. Lay siege to
1. Hindi – Dhera daalana
2. Spanish – Sitiar
3. French – Assiégeant
4. Mandarin – Tóngshì
1. They, however, continued to beleaguer the place, occasionally showing in great masses.
2. He led a relief force to the aid of the beleaguered city.
3. The board is supporting the beleaguered director.
4. Make a detour through some pass, forestall your foes, beleaguer them, protect our troops!
5. Should we have to beleaguer it we may count upon some help from within.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
annoy, bedevil, beset, plague, badger, blockade, bother, gnaw, harry, nag, persecute, pester, storm, tease, vex, worry, put upon, set upon, siege, besieged, under siege, surrounded, encircled, hemmed in, under attack, hard-pressed, troubled, in difficulties, under pressure, under stress, in a tight corner, up against it etc.
aid, make happy, please, assist, help, soothe, comfort, support, applause, furnish, delight, gusto, suffice
Quotation:
I suppose there must be some way in which I’m compelled to show some side of myself – or of people – that’s paranoid and fraught and beleaguered and downtrodden, just as Tom Cruise wants to show that he’s terrifyingly upbeat and terrifyingly heroic all the time.
Paul Giamatti
Social Example:
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