besieged

[ bih-seejd ]
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adjective
  1. (of a fortified place) under siege; surrounded by enemy forces and cut off from help or supplies: The security forces downplayed the situation, claiming that local authorities were still in full control of the besieged city.

  2. surrounded by crowds: He was charged with inciting to "mass disturbance" the more than 1,000 people who congregated close to the besieged police station.

  1. assailed or inundated with requests or demands: Apart from the hero, every man in this movie is a rustic bigot, and every woman a besieged housewife.

verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of besiege.

Origin of besieged

1
First recorded in 1425–75; besiege + -ed2 for the adjective senses; besiege + -ed1 for the verb sense

Other words from besieged

  • un·be·sieged, adjective

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