beset

  • 21beset — verb 1) he is beset by fears Syn: plague, bedevil, assail, beleaguer, afflict, torment, rack, oppress, trouble, worry, harass, dog, harry 2) they were beset by enemy forces Syn …

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  • 22beset — transitive verb ( set; setting) Etymology: Middle English besetten, from Old English besettan, from be + settan to set Date: before 12th century 1. to set or stud with or as if with ornaments 2. trouble, harass < inflation besets …

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  • 23BESET — s. m. T. de Trictrac. Il se dit Du coup de dés par lequel un joueur amène deux as. J ai amené beset …

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  • 24beset — verb Beset is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑problem …

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  • 25beset — Synonyms and related words: abashed, afflict, afflicted, aggravate, agitated, ail, annoy, annoyed, anxious, apply pressure, assail, assault, attack, badger, badgered, bait, baited, barred, be at, be the matter, bedevil, bedeviled, beleaguer,&#8230; …

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  • 26beset — be|set [ bı set ] (past tense and past participle be|set) verb transitive often passive FORMAL to cause someone difficulty or danger over a period of time: The family was beset by money troubles. the economic realities besetting the inner city …

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  • 27beset with danger — index dangerous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 28beset with difficulties — index painful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 29beset with difficulty — index difficult Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 30beset with perils — index aleatory (perilous) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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