to beset by

Examples

• All

• The island people are beset by many dangers, Steve - some real, some imagined.

  Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)

• In a world beset by evil.

  Leaves of Grass (2009)

• A world beset by a complex of problems, anyone of which would be bad enough?

• Beset by problems of his own making, Mr Jones had turned to drink, and for his misery he had found poor company.

  Animal Farm (1954)

• Our community, like so many others, is beset by poverty, crime, homelessness, hunger, child abuse, drug abuse, and an achievement gap.

  Academic text (2015)

• By 1760, it seems, Georgia finally had a functioning judicial system, although one that remained beset by problems.

  Academic text (2009)

• The Clinton Core campaign has already been beset by anti-abortion demonstrators.

  Academic text (1992)

• Panama's registry is also consistently beset by allegations of corruption.

  Academic text (2016)

• Governing institutions, dominated by the PRI, were largely discredited, and the PRI itself was beset by fractious infighting.

  Academic text (1999)

• The team was beset by injuries after several players did not show up for the match.

Synonyms

T

troubled

vsto beset by

133 3.5

Feeling worried or upset because of problems

is more about being surrounded by many external problems

E

embattled

vsto beset by

32 7.6

Facing serious problems and attacks from others

is broader, covering general difficulties not only conflicts

F

fraught with

vsto beset by

25 6.3

Full of problems or danger

is more about being surrounded by problems than merely containing them

C

to cursed with

vsto beset by

3 7.4

To have something bad or unwanted that causes problems

is less emotional, referring to general problems rather than fated misfortune

T

tempest-tossed

vsto beset by

• Literature

1 9.9

Shaken by strong storms or by great troubles

is more neutral, meaning experiencing ordinary problems rather than dramatic storms

A

afflicted

vsto beset by

5.9

Suffering from pain, illness, or trouble

is more about being surrounded by many external problems rather than illness

S

saddled

vsto beset by

5.1

Having an unwanted duty or problem you must deal with

is about being surrounded by multiple problems rather than a single duty

Antonyms

U

untroubled

4 3.5

Calm and not worried about problems

U

unaffected

3 3.9

Not changed or harmed by something and not showing strong feeling

How Troubled

afflicted

5.9

to beset by

9 7.0

troubled

133 3.5

bothered

1.6

untroubled

4 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology