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Synonyms for besetting
verb plague; hem in- bedevil
- beleaguer
- besiege
- embarrass
- invade
- overrun
- perplex
- surround
- aggress
- assail
- attack
- badger
- bug
- circle
- compass
- dog
- encircle
- enclose
- encompass
- entangle
- environ
- girdle
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- infest
- nag
- nudge
- pester
- ride
- ring
- storm
- strike
- drive up the wall
- fall on
- fall upon
- give a bad time
- give a hard time
- give one the business
- give the needle
- jump on one's case
- pick on
- put the squeeze on
- start in on
Antonyms for besetting
- clarify
- clear up
- explain
- leave alone
- please
- surrender
- aid
- assist
- exclude
- free
- help
- let go
- lose
- release
- support
- unloose
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
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compulsive
adjective. driving, obsessive
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.