beleaguered
v. C1 Advanced US //bɪˈɫiɡɝd// UK //bɪlˈiːɡəd// be·lea·guered
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.
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.
From beleaguer + -ed.