embattled

[US]/ɪm'bætld/
[UK]/ɪm'bætld/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. (engaged in conflict with enemies or critics; under attack)

Example Sentences

the embattled Yugoslavian republics.

embattled troops; an embattled city.

an embattled legislative minority; an embattled governor.

the worst may not be over for the embattled Chancellor.

the church has a low embattled tower.

The country was sundered by civil war into two embattled states.

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