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besetment|bɪˈsɛtmənt|
[f. prec. + -ment.]
1. The fact of besetting; concr. that by which one is beset; esp. a besetting sin, weakness, or influence.
1830S. Warren Diary Physic. (1838) II. vi. 231 To her other dreadful besetments, Mrs. Dudleigh now added the odious and vulgar vice of—intoxication! 1858Gen. P. Thompson Audi Alt. P. I. xliv. 173 They yield to their peculiar besetments. 1867W. Pengelly Trans. Devon Assoc. II. 36 Amongst the besetments of the cultivators..is that of trusting to negative evidence.
2. A condition of being hemmed in by persistent obstacles, e.g. that of a ship enclosed in ice.
1853Kane Grinnell Exp. xi. (1856) 84 My journal must give its own picture of this season of ‘besetment.’ 1861Life W. Scoresby v. 91 A laughable incident occurred during the besetment.
3. A condition of being beset by enemies.
1872Spurgeon Treas. Dav. Ps. lix. 16 David's besetment by Saul's bloodhounds. |