Beset

Pronunciation: /bɪˈsɛt/

Beset (verb)

  1. to cause trouble or difficulties for someone or something from all sides.
  2. to attack or surround someone or something from all directions.

Examples

  • The project was beset by unexpected challenges.
  • She felt beset by worries about the future.

Common collocations: beset by difficulties, beset with issues, beset by attackers, beset on all sides

Synonyms of Beset

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Beset

  • to remove or ease troubles
  • to liberate from constraints