BESIEGED Definition & Meaning

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besieged

[ bih-seejd ]

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adjective

(of a fortified place) under siege; surrounded by enemy forces and cut off from help or supplies:
The security forces downplayed the situation, claiming that local authorities were still in full control of the besieged city.
surrounded by crowds:
He was charged with inciting to "mass disturbance" the more than 1,000 people who congregated close to the besieged police station.
assailed or inundated with requests or demands:
Apart from the hero, every man in this movie is a rustic bigot, and every woman a besieged housewife.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of besiege.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of besieged¹

First recorded in 1425–75; besiege ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; besiege ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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"I got 12,000 fan letters a week. And I felt somewhat besieged."

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Before “One Jewish Boy,” a play by Stephen Laughton, even had its premiere in London in 2018, the playwright and the play were besieged by antisemitic trolling and threats.

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He says that near the besieged city of Pokrovsk, they were facing Russian storm attacks every single day.

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Trump shared a controversial AI-generated video of Gaza, appearing to depict the besieged enclave as a Mediterranean resort run and operated by the US president.

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On the other side of the yellow police tape, a gathering chorus of a besieged community shouts the truth like a commentary track they know will never be heard.

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