verb
- Surround so as to force to give up.
- usage: "The Turks besieged Vienna"
- synonyms: besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent
- Cause to feel distressed or worried.
- usage: "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"
- synonyms: besiege
- Harass, as with questions or requests.
- usage: "The press photographers besieged the movie star"
- synonyms: besiege
adjective
- Surrounded by hostile forces.
- usage: "the besieged town"
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