Fought or struggled against someone or something; confronted with determination or effort.
From battle (to fight), derived from Old French bataille and Latin battualia (fighting practice). The -ed ending makes it past tense. The root emphasizes organized conflict or struggle.
Battle and battled carry the weight of organized conflict — it's not just any fight, it's a formal confrontation. The word choice matters when someone says they 'battled an illness' rather than 'suffered from' it; it reframes struggle as a fight you can potentially win.
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