February 14th, 2006
Beleaguer
v 1: annoy persistently; “The children teased the boy because of his stammer” [syn: tease, badger, pester, bug] 2: surround so as to force to give up; “The Turks besieged Vienna” [syn: besiege, surround, hem in, circumvent]
Definition courtesy of www.dictionary.com
Example: The current administration is beleaguered by corruption and lies.
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Posted by Xian on February 14th, 2006 @ 3:28 pm.