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embattled definition

em·bat·tled (em bat′'ld)

adjective

  1. prepared or arrayed for battle
  2. engaged in a battle, conflict, or controversy
  3. being subjected to attack, criticism, etc.

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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.

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: It is not only church liberals who have felt embattled over recent decades.
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