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What (who) is beleaguer - definition
beleaguer
¦ verb [usu. as adjective beleaguered]
1. lay siege to.
2. put in a very difficult situation.
Origin
C16: from Du. belegeren 'camp round'.
beleaguer
v. a.
1.
Besiege, invest, beset, blockade, lay siege to.
2.
Beset, encompass, encumber, block up, environ, surround, obstruct.
Examples of use of beleaguer
1. The more than 4,000 influence peddlers who beleaguer the European Parliament, the word‘s No. 2 lobbying hub, also are required to register.
2. Not that anyone should try to gloss over the real difficulties that continue to beleaguer the EU – indeed, its limitations were evident also in respect of the Lebanon mission.