transcription, транскрипция: [ bi-ˈlē-gər, bē- ]
transitive verb
( -guered ; be·lea·guer·ing -g(ə-)riŋ)
Etymology: Dutch belegeren, from be- (akin to Old English be- ) + leger camp; akin to Old High German legar bed — more at lair
Date: 1587
1. : besiege
2. : trouble , harass
beleaguer ed parents
an economically beleaguer ed city
• be·lea·guer·ment -mənt noun