embattled Definition
em·bat·tled (em bat′'ld)
adjective
- prepared or arrayed for battle
- engaged in a battle, conflict, or controversy
- being subjected to attack, criticism, etc.
embattled Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
increasingly: As the state became increasingly embattled, so its appeals to national identity inevitably reflected the imperial and centralizing mission of the state.
Modifies a noun
- parapet: There is an embattled parapet around the slate roof.
- tower: It has an embattled western tower, with spire containing five bells.
- minority: All this has made our " embattled minority " self-image more difficult to maintain.
- minister: Friday, 05 November 2004 Kate Ward has an afternoon meeting with the embattled minister Geoff Hoon, and comes away a little nervous.
- wall: Upon its embattled walls floated the national colors of Russia.
- city: Not about the barricades that bristled all over the embattled city.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near embattled
- ‹ embattle
- ‹ embassy
- ‹ embassage
- ‹ embarrassment
- ‹ embarrassing
- ‹ embarrassed
- ‹ embarrass
- ‹ embarras de richesses
- ‹ embark
- ‹ embargo
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