Embattled
11embattled — coun·ter·embattled; embattled; …
12embattled — UK [ɪmˈbæt(ə)ld] / US adjective 1) mainly journalism experiencing a lot of problems and likely to be defeated or destroyed He called on the nation to give the embattled president a chance. 2) involved in fighting, especially by being surrounded… …
13embattled — /ɛmˈbætld / (say em batld) adjective 1. involved in a battle or argument. 2. beleaguered; under attack: *The embattled businessman … vowed he would fight to stave off bankruptcy –west australian, 1992 …
14embattled — adjective 1. prepared for battle an embattled city • Similar to: ↑prepared 2. having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement a crenelated molding • Syn: ↑battlemented, ↑castled, ↑ …
15embattled — /em bat ld/, adj. 1. disposed or prepared for battle. 2. engaged in or beset by conflict or struggle. [1350 1400; ME; see EMBATTLE1, ED2; def. 2 prob. by assoc. with the general sense restrict, enclose of many verbs formed with EM 1, EN 1] * * * …
16embattled — adjective a) Subject to or troubled by battles, controversy or debates. b) Prepared or armed for battle …
17embattled — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. armed, arrayed; fortified. See defense …
18embattled — adj. ready for battle; fortified against attack em·bat·tle || ɪm bætl v. arrange in order of battle, to array for battle; to equip as for battle; supply with battlements …
19embattled — adjective 1》 beset by problems or difficulties. 2》 prepared for battle. 3》 fortified; having battlements. ↘[postposition] Heraldry divided or edged by a line of square notches like battlements in outline …
20Embattled — See Crenellations …
