beleaguered

/bษชหˆliหษกษ™d/

IPA: /B IH0 L IY1 G ER0 D/

verb
  1. 1

    To besiege; to surround with troops.

  2. 2

    To vex, harass, or beset.

  3. 3

    To exhaust.

adjective
  1. 1

    Besieged; surrounded by enemy troops.

    โ€œa beleaguered strongholdโ€

  2. 2

    Beset by trouble or difficulty.

    โ€œa beleaguered egoโ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beleaguer, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beleaguered