The problem was beset with difficulties.
Source: tatoeba (43743)
Beset
//bɪˈsɛt//
Synonyms for "beset" (331 found)
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Strong matches (99)
chiviedchivycirclecloisteredclose inclosed-incoaxcoercecompasscompelcomplicate mattersconcernconfinedconfusedcontaincoopcoop incoop upcoopedcordon
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cordon offcordonedcordoned offcorralcorralledcrampedcrawl withcreep withcribbeddevildevileddiscomfiteddiscomforteddiscommodediscomposediscomposeddisconcerteddisquieteddistemperdistressdistresseddisturbdisturbeddogdoggeddrivedrive up the walldunembarrassedencircleencloseenclosedencompassencrustenshrineenvelopenvironexasperateexerciseexert pressurefallfashfence infencedfretfrettedgaolgemgetgirdgirdlegripgripegrubbyharassedharriedharryhaunthauntedheckleheckledhectorhectoredhedge inhedgedhemhem inhemmedhemmed inholdhound
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houndedhousehouse inhung uphuntill at easeill-at-easeimmuredimpelimportuneimpoundimprisonimprisonedincarcerateincarceratedincludeinconvenienceinconveniencedinfatuateinfest
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infestedinvadeinvestirkirkedjailjailedjewelkennellay siege toleaguerleagueredlooplousymewmew upmewedmiffmolestmortifiednagnag atneedleneedlednettlenipped atnot let gonudzhobsessobsessedoppressout of countenanceoverrunoverspreadoverswarmpaledpedicularpediculouspeevepenpen inpennedpent uppent-upperplexpersecutepersecutedperturbperturbedpesterpesteredpickpick onpicked onpiqueplagueplaguedpluck the beardplypocketpossesspotherpreoccupypresspressureprovokepursuepushput output to itput uponput-output-uponpuzzlepuzzledquarantinequarantinedraggedrail inrailedrattyravageravagedrestrainedriderileringroilruffleseizeshrineshut inshut upshut-insmittensoften upsore besetstablestormstrikesurroundswarmswarm withteaseteasedteemingtormenttormentedtroubletroubledtry the patiencetweak the noseuncomfortableuneasyupseturgevexvexedvictimizewall inwalledwalled-inwheedlework onwormyworriedworried sickworried stiffworrywrapyardyard up
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7 entriesTranslations
46 translations across 16 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- اِكْتَنَفَ verb (to surround or hem in)
Bulgarian
2 entries- обкръжавам verb (to surround or hem in)
- обсаждам verb (to surround or hem in)
Catalan
1 entries- assetjar verb (to attack, especially from all sides)
Czech
2 entries- napadnout verb (to attack, especially from all sides)
- zaútočit verb (to attack, especially from all sides)
Estonian
1 entries- ümber piirama verb (to surround or hem in)
Finnish
1 entries- juuttua jäihin verb (get trapped by ice)
Italian
4 entries- assaltare verb (to attack, especially from all sides)
- assediare verb (to attack, especially from all sides)
- circondare verb (to surround or hem in)
- incagliare verb (get trapped by ice)
Latin
1 entries- circumsedeo verb (to surround or hem in)
Macedonian
4 entries- за́мрзне verb (get trapped by ice)
- о́пколи verb (to surround or hem in)
- о́пкружи verb (to surround or hem in)
- о́псади verb (to attack, especially from all sides)
Māori
4 entries- karapoti verb (to surround or hem in)
- popoke verb (to surround or hem in)
- popoti verb (to surround or hem in)
- pūrau verb (to surround or hem in)
Portuguese
1 entries- cercar verb (to surround or hem in)
Romanian
1 entries- împresura verb (to surround or hem in)
Russian
4 entries- заледене́ть verb (get trapped by ice)
- окружа́ть verb (to surround or hem in)
- осажда́ть verb (to attack, especially from all sides)
- тесни́ть verb (to surround or hem in)
Spanish
4 entries- asediar verb (to attack, especially from all sides)
- cercar verb (to surround or hem in)
- circuir verb (to surround or hem in)
- circundar verb (to surround or hem in)
Swedish
2 entries- anfäkta verb (to attack, especially from all sides)
- ansätta verb (to attack, especially from all sides)
Ukrainian
4 entries- обляга́ти verb (to attack, especially from all sides)
- обсіда́ти verb (to attack, especially from all sides)
- оздо́блювати verb (to decorate something with jewels, etc.)
- ото́чувати verb (to surround or hem in)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Although the catastrophe which beset us was foreseeable, no one did anything to prevent it before it occurred.
Source: tatoeba (7549002)
But before they went to bed, the men of the city beset the house, both young and old, all the people together.
Source: tatoeba (7858710)
Young people fled cities beset by terrorism, the economic crisis and drugs.
Source: tatoeba (8797660)
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