beset in WordNet English dictionary

1. assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"
   beset  set upon 
   
2. decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
   encrust  incrust  beset 
   
3. annoy continually or chronically
   "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
   harass  hassle  harry  chivy  chivvy  chevy  chevvy  beset  plague  molest  provoke