besetment

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noun

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.”

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Meanings

nounbesetment (countable and uncountable, plural besetments)

plural besetments

  1. countableuncountableThe 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.

Origin

From beset + -ment.

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APA

besetment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besetment

MLA

“besetment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besetment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “besetment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besetment.

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