After all of these years of war, the populace is tired and beleaguered.
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Beleaguered
Synonyms for "beleaguered" (38 found)
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4 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 11 languages.
Czech
1 entries- obležený adj (besieged, surrounded by enemy troops)
Dutch
1 entries- aangeslagen adj (beset by trouble or difficulty)
Finnish
1 entries- vaikeuksissa oleva adj (beset by trouble or difficulty)
French
4 entries- assiégé adj (beset by trouble or difficulty)
- en difficulté adj (beset by trouble or difficulty)
- mal en point adj (beset by trouble or difficulty)
- à bout de souffle adj (beset by trouble or difficulty)
German
4 entries- angeschlagen adj (beset by trouble or difficulty)
- belagert adj (besieged, surrounded by enemy troops)
- umzingelt adj (besieged, surrounded by enemy troops)
- unter massivem Druck stehend adj (beset by trouble or difficulty)
Polish
2 entries- nękany kłopotami adj (beset by trouble or difficulty)
- oblężony adj (besieged, surrounded by enemy troops)
Portuguese
1 entries- fustigado adj (beset by trouble or difficulty)
Russian
3 entries- многострадальный adj (beset by trouble or difficulty)
- окружённый adj (besieged, surrounded by enemy troops)
- осаждённый adj (besieged, surrounded by enemy troops)
Spanish
4 entries- acuciado adj (beset by trouble or difficulty)
- asediado adj (besieged, surrounded by enemy troops)
- hostigado adj (beset by trouble or difficulty)
- sitiado adj (besieged, surrounded by enemy troops)
Swedish
4 entries- belägrad adj (besieged, surrounded by enemy troops)
- hårt ansatt adj (beset by trouble or difficulty)
- hårt pressad adj (beset by trouble or difficulty)
- trängd adj (beset by trouble or difficulty)
Turkish
1 entries- yıpranmış adj (beset by trouble or difficulty)
Sample sentences
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The wombat lives in the wild only in Australia. In its own small way, the furry marsupial is doing its bit to help the beleaguered community of Burnie, which has seen the loss of hundreds of jobs as the national economy slides into reverse.
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The beleaguered city held out against the enemy's attacks for weeks.
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a beleaguered stronghold
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