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beset
verb
assail or attack on all sides
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- ESE
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
bɪˈsɛt
Meaning
Definitions
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”
In context
Example Sentences
He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
This man harasses his female co-workers
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