embattled

Pronunciation: /ɛmˈbætl̩d/

The English word “embattled” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

Armed or prepared for battle (literally or figuratively).
Of a place: occupied or surrounded by armed troops (also figuratively).
Of a place: strengthened so as to withstand attacks; fortified.
Subject to or troubled by attacks, controversy, or pressure.
Of a fortress or other building, a wall, etc.: having battlements or crenellations; battlemented, crenellated.
Having an upper edge or outline of alternating square indentations and extensions like battlements, unless the embattled item is a pale, cross or saltire, in which case it has the crenelations on all sides.

From embattle (“to equip as for battle”) + -ed.

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