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1. : to set or stud with or as if with ornaments. a crown beset with rubies. … leaves, whose edges were beset with thorns … J. G. Frazer. 2. : trouble, harass. inflation besets the economy. 3. a. : to set upon : assail. the explorers were beset by wolves. b. : to hem in : surround. a town beset with high mountains. besetment. bi-ˈset-mənt.
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.
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May 18, 2024 · (bɪˈsɛtmənt ) noun. the state or condition of being beset. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'besetment' in a sentence. besetment.
having a lot of trouble with something, or having to deal with a lot of something that causes problems: With the amount of traffic nowadays, even a trip across town is beset by/with dangers. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enclosing, surrounding and immersing. beleaguer.
to trouble greatly or grievously; to afflict with mental or physical suffering; harass: Even as he was being beset with disasters, he triumphed. The best ideas are often beset by bureaucratic hurdles. Even as he was being beset with disasters, he triumphed. to surround; hem in: The village was beset on all sides by dense forest.
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. a life beset with financial worries. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Add to word list. having a lot of trouble with something, or having to deal with a lot of something that causes problems: With the amount of traffic nowadays, even a trip across town is beset by/with dangers. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enclosing, surrounding and immersing.
