Dictionary Definition
beset
Verb
1 annoy continually or chronically; "He is known
to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his
female co-workers" [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, plague, molest, provoke]
2 assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was
beset by leopards" [syn: set upon]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
besetting- present participle of beset
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
annoying, average, backbreaking, common, crushing, current, dominant, epidemic, grueling, heavy, hefty, irksome, normal, onerous, oppressive, ordinary, painful, pandemic, plaguey, popular, predominant, predominating, prevailing, prevalent, rampant, regnant, reigning, rife, routine, ruling, running, standard, stereotyped, troublesome, trying, usual, vexatious