a time of great difficulty or bad luck
- Similar:
- hardship
- Opposite:
- comfort
Advanced level · 11+ exam standard
besieged
verb
surrounded by enemies trying to capture a place
The castle was besieged by enemies.
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More adventure & danger words
a person or country that starts a fight or attack
- Similar:
- attacker
- Opposite:
- defender
needing a lot of effort and very tiring
- Similar:
- strenuous
- Opposite:
- easy
bold and daring, willing to take risks
- Similar:
- daring
- Opposite:
- cautious
a hidden store of treasure, food or supplies
- Similar:
- stash
a terrible event that causes great damage or distress
- Similar:
- disaster
- Opposite:
- blessing
to secretly make a plan with others to do something wrong
- Similar:
- plot
done in secret and kept hidden from others
- Similar:
- secret
- Opposite:
- open