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beset

verb

1 beset

Annoy continually or chronically.

synonyms: chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke.

Roget 830: cause pain, occasion pain, give pain, bring pain, induce pain, produce pain, create pain, inflict pain etc. 828; pain, hurt, wound.    pinch, ... show more

Roget 765: request, ask; beg, crave, sue, pray, petition, solicit, invite, pop the question, make bold to ask; beg leave, beg a boon; ... show more

Roget 281: follow; pursue etc. 622; go after, fly after.    attend, beset, dance attendance on, dog; tread in the steps of, tread close upon; be in the wake of, ... show more

Roget 227: lie around etc. adv.; surround, beset, compass, encompass, environ, inclose, enclose, encircle, embrace, circumvent, lap, ... show more

Dutch: uitlokken, kwellen, pesten, tarten

2 beset

Assail or attack on all sides::
— The zebra was beset by leopards.

synonym: set upon.

3 beset

Decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems).

synonyms: encrust, incrust.

Dutch: bezetten


Moby thesaurus: abashed, afflict, afflicted, aggravate, agitated, ail, annoy, annoyed, anxious, apply pressure, assail, assault, attack, badger, badgered, bait, baited, barred, be at, be the matter ... show more.

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