BESET
What does "BESET" mean?
To trouble or surround someone persistently, as by difficulties or attackers.
Meanings
- To trouble or harass persistently; to assail from all sides. Doubts beset her as the deadline approached.
- To surround or hem in, especially with hostile intent. The travelers were beset by bandits in the pass. literary
- To stud or cover with ornaments such as jewels. A crown beset with rubies sat on the table. archaic
Word origin
From Old English 'besettan', formed from 'be-' ('around, about') and 'settan' ('to set, place'), literally 'to set around'.
Remember it
BESET = 'be-set': trouble sets itself all around you. Picture problems literally 'set' on every side.
A little poem
From every side the small worries came-
not one was large enough to name,
yet together they laid siege all night.
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Wordplay
- The volleyball player was beset by trouble at the net - every time he tried to be set, the ball set on him instead.
What it teaches
What besets you rarely arrives as one great blow; it gathers as small troubles you let crowd in.
Quick facts
What does BESET mean?
To trouble or surround someone persistently, as by difficulties or attackers.
Is BESET a valid word?
Yes — BESET is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BESET?
BESET has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does BESET come from?
From Old English 'besettan', formed from 'be-' ('around, about') and 'settan' ('to set, place'), literally 'to set around'.
What can BESET teach us?
What besets you rarely arrives as one great blow; it gathers as small troubles you let crowd in.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.