Word
beleaguered
Phoneticsbe·lea·guered
US/bɪˈɫiɡɝd/
UK/bɪlˈiːɡəd/
Definition
v. feeling very tired, worried, or frustrated because of a long and difficult situation. You use this to describe someone who is being attacked or troubled from many sides.
v. feeling or showing exhaustion, frustration, or distress as a result of prolonged pressure or attack. Often used to describe a person or group facing multiple simultaneous challenges.
Examples
“The beleaguered manager finally took a week of vacation.”
“After months of constant criticism from the press, the beleaguered politician decided to step down from the campaign.”
“The beleaguered staff worked through the night to resolve the technical failures, their exhaustion evident in the slow, deliberate movements they made to complete the final report.”
Examples
simple
“The beleaguered manager finally took a week of vacation.”
contextual
“After months of constant criticism from the press, the beleaguered politician decided to step down from the campaign.”
complex
“The beleaguered staff worked through the night to resolve the technical failures, their exhaustion evident in the slow, deliberate movements they made to complete the final report.”
Real-World Examples
“Germany’s beleaguered leader, Friedrich Merz, has vowed to keep his fractious coalition government together for the good of the country’s “democratic future” after his conservative party suffered a drubbing at the polls in two state elections.” “The beleaguered aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln’s work in the Middle East is complete, and the ship, along with its crew of about 5,000 sailors, began its journey home to San Diego on Thursday after nine months of deployment.” “The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), a labour union, said in a statement on Friday that budget cuts and layoffs imposed under President Donald Trump have heaped uncertainty onto the beleaguered workforce.” “It took more than 30 hours for sailors to put out the fire aboard the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford last week, sailors and military officials said, as the beleaguered ship continued its monthslong slog through President Trump’s military operations.” Etymology
From beleaguer + -ed.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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