beset bi-SET verb WS #6

to trouble or harass persistently; to attack from all sides; to surround or hem in; to set or stud with ornaments

1. He's been beset by a lack of self-confidence virtually his entire life.
2. The village was beset on all sides by dense forest.
3. The gold bracelet she found was beset with jewels.
4. The hikers were beset by a sudden snowstorm in the mountains.
5. A lack of money is the greatest problem besetting the city today.