Associations to the word «Beset»
Noun
- Temptation
- Peril
- Snare
- Perplexity
- Difficulty
- Affliction
- Strife
- Crise
- Danger
- Obstacle
- Foe
- Calamity
- Turmoil
- Robber
- Problem
- Thorn
- Apprehension
- Unrest
- Phantom
- Hardship
- Slew
- Anxiety
- Path
- Beggar
- Misgiving
- Alcoholism
- Swarm
- Shortage
- Annoyance
- Ill
- Woe
- Thicket
- Quill
- Precipice
- Uncertainty
- Plague
- Scandal
- Corruption
- Entreaty
- Sin
- Shoal
- Misfortune
- Evil
- Terror
- Steed
- Endurance
- Throng
- Misery
- Vanity
- Enemy
- Insecticide
- Trouble
- Gloom
- Anguish
- Fear
- Instability
- Scruple
- Hiss
- Prob
- Delay
- Multitude
- Temperament
Adjective
Wiktionary
BESET, verb. (transitive) To surround or hem in
BESET, verb. (transitive) To attack, especially from all sides
BESET, verb. (transitive) To decorate something with jewels etc
BESET, verb. (nautical) Of a ship, to get trapped by ice
Dictionary definition
BESET, verb. Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers".
BESET, verb. Assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards".
BESET, verb. Decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems).
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.