beset

[US]/bɪˈset/
[UK]/bɪˈset/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt.trouble
surround
set in

Phrases & Collocations

beset with difficulties

beset by problems

beset with challenges

beset by obstacles

beset with struggles

beset by adversity

beset with worries

beset by fears

beset with doubts

beset by uncertainties

Example Sentences

He was beset by fear.

The project was beset with difficulties.

she was beset with self-doubt.

The city council is beset by problems.

the social problems that beset the UK.

I was beset by clouds of flies.

the ship was beset by ice and finally sank.

The fox was beset by hunters and hounds.

In the swamp the army was beset by mosquitoes.

This town is beset with towering mountains.

In the swamp we were beset by mosquitoes.

springy grass all beset with tiny jewel-like flowers.

tried to conjure away the doubts that beset her.

That country is beset with difficulties at home and abroad.

The plan was beset with difficulties from the beginning.

A revolutionary’s life used to be beset with dangers and hardships.

Almost from the outset,the extravaganza was beset with difficulties.

She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.

It's much better to die of hunger unhindered by grief and fear than to live affluently beset with worry, dread, suspicion, and unchecked desire.

addle, badger, bait, bemused, beset, circumvent, confound, derange, discombobulated, discomfit, disconcert, disquiet, distraught, faze, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, perturb.

Real-world Examples

In our case, Earth is still beset by drastic inequalities in wealth and opportunity.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

The event convenes at a time when the world is beset by various challenges.

Source: CRI Online September 2022 Collection

After rebounding from covid-19, the country is now beset by rising prices.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Three years ago, the family of five was down on its luck after it was beset by medical problems.

Source: CRI Online July 2019 Collection

Haiti has been beset by gang violence, rising inflation and political instability.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2022

The electoral campaign was beset by violence with more than 30 candidates killed.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2021

These are the five besetting sins of a general, ruinous to the conduct of war.

Source: The Art of War

IN 2009, when the American economy was beset by recession, interest in MBA programmes hit a record high.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

Buck was beset by three huskies, and in a trice his head and shoulders were ripped and slashed.

Source: The Call of the Wild

The news offers a slight reprieve to the beleaguered fishery beset by low numbers likely exacerbated by climate change.

Source: This month VOA Daily Standard English

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