besetment
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For since he had come out of prison he was every day more subject to this besetment of recalling the past.
From The Prisoner by Alice Brown
Hitherto it had been the chief aim of Arctic explorations to avoid besetment, and to try and creep round the land shores.
From The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known by Joseph Jacobs
Jane listened attentively, and promised to remember the warning, and guard against what she knew to be her greatest besetment.
From For John's Sake and Other Stories. by Annie Frances Perram
This besetment, on September 12, 1846, must have been a grievous blow to Franklin, who was now practically assured of the existence of the northwest passage along the continental coast of North America.
From True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Adolphus W. Greely
After a besetment of twenty-four days, Iberville succeeded in extricating his vessel from the ice and passed into the bay.
From Explorers and Travellers by Adolphus W. Greely
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