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siege
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of SIEGE
1
a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder <a devastating siege of typhoid fever hit the city>
Related Words recurrence, relapse; brainstorm, convulsion, eclampsia, pang, paroxysm, spasm, throe; agitation, frenzy; breakdown, collapse, prostration
2
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies <after a siege of six weeks, the city of Vicksburg surrendered to General Grant and his Union forces>
Related Words counterblockade; containment, encirclement, encompassment; confinement, insulation, isolation, quarantine, seclusion, segregation, sequestration; incarceration, internment
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