(military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition. / (US) A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.

(transitive, uncommon) To assault or blockade a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege.

plural of siege

simple past tense and past participle of siege

present participle of siege

plural of siege train

(military) The materials carried by an army for the purpose of laying siege to a place.

(law) An exceptional legal condition in which constitutional limits on the powers of the government are suspended, usually owing to military necessity and implying martial law.

plural of state of siege

A collective feeling of victimization and defensiveness, in which a group of people believe themselves to be constantly attacked, oppressed, or isolated in the face of the negative intentions of the rest of the world.