beleaguered

How many syllables in beleaguered?

  3 syllables

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Synonyms for beleaguered


1 syllable
  • fraught
2 syllables
  • beset
  • careworn
  • hassled
  • struggling
3 syllables
4 syllables
  • under attack
  • under pressure
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