EMBATTLED


Meaning of EMBATTLED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adjective ]

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : ready to fight : prepared to give battle

here once the embattled farmers stood — R. W. Emerson

b. : engaged in battle, conflict, or controversy

an embattled official accused of extortion

2.

a. : being a site of battle, conflict, or controversy

the embattled capital

b. : characterized by conflict or controversy

an embattled presidency

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.