besetting
verb
- 1
To surround or hem in.
- 2
(sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
- 3
To decorate something with jewels etc.
- 4
Of a ship, to get trapped by ice.
noun
- 1
The act of one who besets or attacks.
adjective
- 1
Deeply rooted; persistent.
- 2
Obsessive
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