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besetting

be·set·ting

besetting

 
pronunciation:
b se tIng
part of speech: adjective
definition: constantly tormenting, troubling, or preoccupying, as a need, temptation, or sin.
She always had a besetting need to be first in everything; for her, all of life was a competition.My husband never wished to hurt me and our children, but gambling was his besetting temptation.