TidyData WordsBrowse A–Z

besiege

/bɪsˈidʒ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

  1. surround so as to force to give up
    “The Turks besieged Vienna”
  2. cause to feel distressed or worried
    “She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged”
  3. harass, as with questions or requests
    “The press photographers besieged the movie star”

Synonyms for besiege

Words that rhyme with besiege

Developers: get definitions, synonyms, antonyms, rhymes and pronunciation for 147,000 words as JSON with the English Dictionary API (free trial).