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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
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Beset by complications

Hi, can you explain me what is "Beset" in beset by complications

"His recovery would be slow, arduous, and beset by complications"
  

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"Beset by complications" in this case means something like "hindered by" or "troubled by" a secondary illness or disease arising out of the first or primary disease. For example: His recovery from a broken arm was beset by such complications as weakened muscles and inflamed tissues.

  • "Beset by complications" in this case means something like "hindered by" or "troubled by" a secondary illness or disease arising out of the first or primary disease.
  • For example: His recovery from a broken arm was beset by such complications as weakened muscles and inflamed tissues.
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"Beset by complications" in this case means something like "hindered by" or "troubled by" a secondary illness or disease arising out of the first or primary disease.

For example:
His recovery from a broken arm was beset by such complications as weakened muscles and inflamed tissues.

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