siege
/siːdʒ/
noun
- A military operation in which enemy forces surround a place, cutting off supplies, in order to force those inside to surrender.
- During the siege, the city's residents ran out of food and water.
- Historians study the siege of Troy as a famous event from ancient times.
- The castle withstood a long siege before finally falling to the invaders.
- A prolonged period of difficulty, pressure, or attack, especially from illness, criticism, or problems.
- She endured a siege of bad luck before things finally improved.
- The team went through a siege of injuries that hurt their season.
- The company faced a siege of negative reviews after the product recall.
Synonyms
verb
- To surround a place with armed forces in order to capture it or force surrender.
- Rebel forces sieged the capital city, cutting off all roads.
- The army sieged the fortress for three months.
- They planned to siege the enemy camp at dawn.