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
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.