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Webster 1913 Edition
Besetment
Be-set′ment
,Noun.
The act of besetting, or the state of being beset; also, that which besets one, as a sin.
“Fearing a besetment.” Kane.
Definition 2024
besetment
besetment
English
Noun
besetment (countable and uncountable, plural besetments)
- The state of being beset.
- A common threat to icebreakers is besetment, where they are trapped in the ice and unable to ram the ice to escape.