beset
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verb (used with object), be·set, be·set·ting.
1.
to attack on all sides; assail; harass: to be beset by enemies; beset by difficulties.
2.
to surround; hem in: a village beset on all sides by dense forest.
3.
to set or place upon; bestud: a gold bracelet beset with jewels.
4.
Nautical. to surround (a vessel) by ice, so that control of the helm is lost.
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| —vb , -sets, -setting, -set | |
| 1. | (esp of dangers, temptations, or difficulties) to trouble or harass constantly |
| 2. | to surround or attack from all sides |
| 3. | archaic to cover with, esp with jewels |
| be'setter | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
beset
O.E. besettan "to put, place; own, keep; cover, surround with, besiege," from P.Gmc. *bisatjan (cf. O.S. bisettjan, Ger. besetzen, Goth. bisatjan); see be- + set (v.). The figurative sense also was in O.E.
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Example sentences
But that fail-safe device had itself been beset by leaks and maintenance problems.
After all, once you start down this road, there's no end to the demons that can beset you.
The blog will also tackle some of the headaches that beset the writers and editors who put out university magazines.
It has been beset by hoaxes and remains shrouded in confusion, but quantum computing is no pipe dream.
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