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[ bih-set ] / bɪˈsɛt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR beset ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), be·set, be·set·ting.to attack on all sides; assail; harass: to be beset by enemies; beset by difficulties. to surround; hem in: a village beset on all sides by dense forest. to set or place upon; bestud: a gold bracelet beset with jewels. Nautical. to surround (a vessel) by ice, so that control of the helm is lost. Origin of besetbefore 1000; Middle English besetten,Old English besettan.See be-, set SYNONYMS FOR beset2 encircle, enclose, besiege, beleaguer. 3 stud, decorate, ornament. SEE SYNONYMS FOR beset ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM besetbe·set·ment, nounbe·set·ter, nounpre·be·set, verb (used with object), pre·be·set, pre·be·set·ting.un·be·set, adjectiveWords nearby besetbescreen, bescribble, beseech, beseem, Beseleel, beset, set in one's ways, be, besetting, beshow, beshrew, Besht Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for besetI suspect that the new Tarzan will run into the same problems that beset the recent Lone Ranger remake. Can Tarzan of the Apes Survive in a Post-Colonial World?|Ted Gioia|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST We may be beset by deep political divisions, but the moderate, outward-looking center is large; not a fringe section of society. Beirut Letter: In Lebanon, Fighting ISIS With Culture and Satire|Kim Ghattas|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Stringer depicts a country that is beset by complications of both past imperialism and current globalism. This Week’s Hot Reads: Feb. 24, 2014|Thomas Flynn|February 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST India, for example, is still very poor and beset by many ethnic and religious divides, yet has a thriving democracy. Why Democracy Will Struggle In The Arab World In 2014|Balint Szlanko|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In her speech, Rice mentioned Iraq once, as a “fragile democracy” beset by “internal strife and hostile neighbors.” The Wars Condoleezza Rice & John McCain Left Out of Their RNC Speeches|Peter Beinart|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST The transportation of certain kinds of seeds over long distances, especially on sea voyages, is often beset with difficulties. The Nursery Book|Liberty Hyde Bailey Your men returned at noon yesterday and told me of the ambush in which they had been beset. The Bravest of the Brave|G. A. Henty She was in no condition to be left alone, this delicate and fragile child, defenceless and beset. The Destroying Angel|Louis Joseph Vance But in time I overcame such difficulties as beset me, and soon learned to spend thousands of dollars with comparative ease. Peeps at People|John Kendrick Bangs He meant well, and tried to do well, and he did not struggle in vain against the trials and temptations that beset him.
British Dictionary definitions for beset
verb -sets, -setting or -set (tr)(esp of dangers, temptations, or difficulties) to trouble or harass constantly to surround or attack from all sides archaic to cover with, esp with jewels Derived forms of besetbesetter, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to besetbedevil, perplex, besiege, beleaguer, surround, embarrass, invade, overrun, hassle, infest, encompass, ring, badger, aggress, nudge, nag, pester, attack, storm, strike |