Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

besetment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-set-ment
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being beset.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

besetments (plural)

Questions

What does besetment mean?: The state of being beset.
Where does besetment come from?: 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.

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