beset
verb (used with object)
to attack on all sides; assail.
besetment
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a word derived from
beset.
Example Sentences
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In any path of performance there is but one step which is irrevocable, namely, the final one, and in Charlotte Farnham's besetment this step was the mailing of the letter to Mr. Galbraith.
From The Price by Francis Lynde
That-air besetment of Floretty's," said The Hired Man,—"singin—she inhairited,— Her father wuz addicted—same as her— To singin'—yes, and played the dulcimer!
From A Child-World by James Whitcomb Riley
From that time she steadily fought against her deadly sin, until its besetment lost all power over her.
From For John's Sake and Other Stories. by Annie Frances Perram
In the mist of her besetment the woman found herself thinking that the fine little hands in this gesture should have been lace-beruffled at the wrist.
From Ewing\'s Lady by Harry Leon Wilson
The end of the besetment came at last.
From Explorers and Travellers by Adolphus W. Greely
