besieged
/bɪˈsiːdʒd/adjective
उच्चारण बिसीज्ड
घिरा हुआ; (माँगों से) परेशान
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surrounded by an army; overwhelmed by a large number of people, requests or problems
घिरा हुआ; (माँगों से) परेशान
- the besieged city
- besieged by reporters
- The besieged fort ran out of food after three months.
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- The besieged town waited for help to arrive.
- The minister was besieged by questions from journalists.
Synonyms surrounded encircled beleaguered beset overwhelmed
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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be·sieged
?Which word?
Keep the surrounded-by-problems words together: besieged, beleaguered (having many difficulties), beset (troubled by many problems), harried, hounded (followed and troubled constantly).
समस्याओं से घिरे के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: besieged, beleaguered (अनेक कठिनाइयों वाला), beset (अनेक समस्याओं से परेशान), harried, hounded (लगातार पीछा और परेशान)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: besieged is a lexicalized adjective from besiege.
प्रयोग में besieged, besiege से बना स्वतंत्र adjective है।
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General knowledge
History: the Siege of Chittorgarh (1568) by Akbar; the noun siege means surrounding a place to force it to surrender.
इतिहास में अकबर द्वारा चित्तौड़गढ़ की घेराबंदी (1568); noun siege का अर्थ आत्मसमर्पण के लिए किसी स्थान को घेरना है।