1. to trouble or harass persistently
Usage: third person singular present tense of 'beset'
2. to surround or attack from all sides
Usage: third person singular present tense of 'beset'

Examples

• Financial trouble besets the struggling company.
• Doubt besets him whenever he makes important decisions.
• The enemy army besets the fortress on all sides.
• Anxiety besets many students during exam week.
• Problems beset the project from the very beginning.
• The traveler finds himself beset by bandits on the lonely road.