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beset
verb
Assail or attack on all sides
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bɪˈsɛt
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verb
Assail or attack on all sides
verb
Decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
verb
Annoy continually or chronically
“He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”
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He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
This man harasses his female co-workers
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