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- DictionaryBe·set/bəˈset/
verb
- 1. (of a problem or difficulty) trouble or threaten persistently: "the social problems that beset the inner city"
- 2. be covered or studded with: archaic "blades of grass beset with glistening drops of dew"
BESET meaning: 1. having a lot of trouble with something, or having to deal with a lot of something that causes…. Learn more.
Definitions of beset. verb. assail or attack on all sides. synonyms: set upon. see more. verb. annoy continually or chronically. synonyms: chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke. see more.
BESET definition: If problems beset you, they cause you continuing difficulties: . Learn more.
beset. to affect somebody/something in an unpleasant or harmful way. The team was beset by injury all season. It's one of the most difficult problems besetting our modern way of life. Definition of beset verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
4 days ago · If someone or something is beset by problems or fears, they have many problems or fears which affect them severely. The country is beset by severe economic problems. American English : beset / bɪˈsɛt /
1. To attack from all sides. 2. To trouble persistently; harass. See Synonyms at attack. 3. To hem in; surround: "the mountains which beset it round" (Nathaniel Hawthorne). 4. To stud, as with jewels. [Middle English bisetten, from Old English besettan; see sed- in Indo-European roots .] be·set′ment n.
May 13, 2024 · ( transitive, sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides . ( transitive) To decorate something with jewels etc. ( nautical) Of a ship, to get trapped by ice. Derived terms [ edit] besetment. besetter. besetting. umbeset. unbeset. Translations [ edit] ± to surround or hem in. ± to attack, especially from all sides.
