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be·set·ting
 besetting
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- pronunciation:
- b
se
tIng
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adjective |
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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. |
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