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beset

/bɪˈset/verb

उच्चारण बिसेट

(मुसीबतों से) घेरना, ग्रस्त करना

Advanced word

verbbesetting, beset, beset
  1. 1

    [T, usually passive] ~ sb/sth (with/by sth) formal

    to affect somebody or something in an unpleasant or harmful way and cause problems over a long period

    (मुसीबतों से) घेरना, ग्रस्त करना

    • The project has been beset by delays from the start.
    • The farmers are beset with debt and crop failure.

    Synonyms plague trouble beleaguer afflict bedevil

  2. 2

    [T] literary

    to surround somebody and attack them

    चारों ओर से घेरकर हमला करना

    • Travellers on the road were beset by robbers.

    Synonyms assail attack

◇Word family
besetting adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

plague trouble beleaguer afflict bedevil assail attack

§Grammar and usage

Usage: A besetting sin or weakness is a fault that you have and that keeps causing you problems.

Usage में besetting sin या weakness ऐसी कमी है जो किसी में होती है और बार-बार परेशानी पैदा करती है।