BELEAGUERED


Meaning of BELEAGUERED in English

[adjective] - surrounded by an army or (figurative) troubled by someone or a situationThe occupants of the beleaguered city had no means of escape.(figurative) The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered (= extremely busy) doctors working in the refugee camps.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.