beset
Attacked from everywhere
Beset means to trouble persistently or attack from all sides.
Problems beset a project; doubts beset a decision-maker; dangers beset a traveler.
The word suggests being surrounded or hemmed in by difficulties: The expedition was beset by storms and equipment failures.
Something that besets you won't leave you alone.
Surround on all sides
- encloseShut in on all sides
- encompassInclude within bounds
- hemFolded garment edge
- ringClosed curve shape
engulf · envelop · blockade · siege · trap · close in · press · crowd
Deadly epidemic disease
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- troubleDifficulty or distress
- harassPersistently torment someone
- assailVigorously go after
vex · burden · curse · anguish · suffering · distress · misery · hardship
Spread throughout uncontrollably
- swarmMass of moving insects
- crawlMove slowly, low
- teemOverflow with abundance
- infestOccupy harmfully en masse
plague · invade · overwhelm · inundate · pervade · permeate · saturate · flood
encircle
Surround on all sides
ring · engulf · envelop · blockade · siege · trap · close in · press · crowd · throng
plague
Deadly epidemic disease
assail · vex · burden · curse · anguish · suffering · distress · misery · hardship · adversity
overrun
Spread throughout uncontrollably
infest · plague · invade · overwhelm · inundate · pervade · permeate · saturate · flood · vermin
assault
Violent offensive act
charge · strike · waylay · accost · fall upon · rush · pounce · onslaught · barrage · offensive
hound
Hunting dog breed
harry · hassle · persecute · dog · pursue · stalk · chase · tail · shadow · relentless