Embattled
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Subject to or troubled by battles, controversy or debates. Prepared or armed for battle. Of a wall, fortress, etc., having battlements or crenellations.
Prepared
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Willing.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip.
Example sentence: No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply.