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besetment

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The state of being beset.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • A common threat to icebreakers is besetment, where they are trapped in the ice and unable to ram the ice to escape.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English beset Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English besetment From beset + -ment.