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   be·set

   /bəˈset/

   verb

   • 1. (of a problem or difficulty) trouble or threaten persistently: "the social problems that beset the inner city" Similar plaguebedevilattackassailbeleaguerafflicttormenttorturerackoppresstroubleworrybotherharasshoundharrydog
   • ▪ surround and harass; assail on all sides: "I was beset by clouds of flies" Similar surroundbesiegehem inshut infence inbox inencirclering aroundenclose
   • ▪ hem in; enclose: "the ship was beset by ice"
   • 2. be covered or studded with: archaic "blades of grass beset with glistening drops of dew"

   Word Origin Old Englishbesettan, from be- ‘about’ + settan (see set1).

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

   • T

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