Beleaguer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

annoy persistently

surround so as to force to give up

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kənˈælɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐskˈɒɡɒn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐskˈɒɡɒn/

3 syllables Say it as /kənˈælɪŋ/.

Examples

The children teased the boy because of his stammer
The Turks besieged Vienna

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bug surround circumvent badger besiege pester hem in tease

Parts of Speech

verb	annoy persistently “The children teased the boy because of his stammer”
verb	surround so as to force to give up “The Turks besieged Vienna”

Word Forms

tease	noun	the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
teaser	noun	someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
badgerer	noun	someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections
pesterer	noun	a persistently annoying person
besieger	noun	an enemy who lays siege to your position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

belagern

nervt andauernd

🇫🇷French

assiégé

ennuyer constamment

🇪🇸Spanish

sitiar

molestar persistentemente

🇮🇹Italian

assediatore

infastidire con insistenza

🇳🇱Dutch

belegeraar

blijvend irriteren

🇵🇹Portuguese

sitiador

irritar persistentemente

🇷🇺Russian

осаждать

постоянно раздражать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धेरा डालना

लगातार परेशान करना

🇮🇳Tamil

தாக்குபவர்

தொடர்ந்து தொந்தரவு

🇮🇳Telugu

బెదిరింపుదారు

పట్టుదలతో బాధించు

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેલેગર

સતત હેરાન કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೀಗುವವನು

ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിച്ചുപൊളിക്കുന്നവൻ

സ്ഥിരമായി ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

围攻者

不断地惹恼

🇯🇵Japanese

包囲者

しつこくイライラさせる

🇰🇷Korean

포위자

끈질기게 짜증나게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bao vây

khó chịu dai dẳng

🇹🇭Thai

ล้อม

รบกวนอย่างต่อเนื่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengepung

mengganggu terus-menerus

🇲🇾Malay

pengepungan

mengganggu secara berterusan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المحاصر

إزعاج باستمرار

🇮🇷Persian

محاصره کننده

مزاحم مداوم

🇹🇷Turkish

kuşatmacı

ısrarla sinirlendirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מצטרפת

לעצבן בהתמדה

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