Beset Mnemonic
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beset
beset
/bɪˈsɛt/
Examples
- The campaign was beset by tensions and scuffles.
- The group of boys besetted the man.
- From the beginning, the project was beset by controversy.
- From the start the expedition was beset with problems.
- The economy was beset by stagflation and other problems.
- The plague beset the village for several years.
- At the Wall Jon finds that the Watch is beset with problems.
- From the outset, the proposals were beset with problems.
- It illustrates beautifully the sorts of infelicities that beset the literature.
- Justice party was beset with internal distension and factionalism.
annoy continually or chronically
verb
assail or attack on all sides:
verb
decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
verb
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"Be + Set. Surrounded and troubled, like bees set on the hive."
"Be + Set. Surrounded, troubled, like being set in a nest of bees."
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