besetadjective [ after verb ]
uk/bɪˈset/us/bɪˈset/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.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- border
- box sb/sth in
- circumscribe
- dunk
- fence sth off
- flood
- gather
- gift-wrap
- gift-wrapped
- girdle
- steep
- surround
- swallow
- wound 1
- wrap
- wrap (sb) up
- wrap sth around sb/sth
- wrapped
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