ambushed

About 0.54 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb simple past and past participle of ambush
2. adjective Having been the target of an ambush.
3. adjective Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.

Similar words

lie in wait waylay lying in wait ambuscade lurk trap bushwhack still-hunt scupper contested

Often followed by

by and the in a on him at them

Word family

ambush ambusher ambushers ambushes ambushing ambushment ambushments