# ambushed

Pronunciation: say "AM-buusht" /ˈæm.bʊʃt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of ambush. — simple past and past participle of ambush
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of ambush. Use it for a surprise attack that already happened.
   - _Insurgents ambushed the supply convoy at a narrow bend in the mountain road._
   - _The zebras had been ambushed by lions waiting in the tall grass near the water hole._

## Adjective

2. Having been the target of a surprise attack made from a hidden position.
   - Simple: Attacked by surprise by people who were hiding and waiting.
   - _Reinforcements reached the ambushed convoy within the hour, but two trucks were already burning._
   - _Ambushed and outnumbered, the patrol fell back toward the river._
3. Hit by a shock one was not prepared for, as though caught in a surprise attack.
   - Simple: Hit by a shock you were not ready for, as if attacked by surprise.
   - _The senator felt ambushed when the interviewer produced emails she had never seen._
   - _Looking ambushed, my sister put down her fork when our parents announced they were selling the family home._

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