'Beleaguered' definitions:
Definition of 'Beleaguered'
From: GCIDE
- Beleaguer \Be*lea"guer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beleaguered; p. pr. & vb. n. Beleaguering.] [D. belegeren (akin to G. belagern, Sw. bel[aum]gra, Dan. beleire); pref. be- = E. be- + leger bed, camp, army, akin to E. lair. See Lair.] To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade. [1913 Webster]
- The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To block up; environ; invest; encompass. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'beleaguered'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- barred,
- beset,
- besieged,
- blockaded,
- bound,
- cabined,
- caged,
- cloistered,
- closed-in,
- confined,
- cooped,
- cordoned,
- cordoned off,
- corralled,
- cramped,
- cribbed,
- enclosed,
- fenced,
- hedged,
- hemmed,
- immured,
- imprisoned,
- incarcerated,
- jailed,
- leaguered,
- mewed,
- paled,
- penned,
- pent-up,
- quarantined,
- railed,
- restrained,
- shut-in,
- walled,
- walled-in