Besieged (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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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.
  3. 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.
Besieged (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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