English Explanatory Dictionary

forset

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To get in front of; intercept; waylay; entrap.
  2. To upset; hinder.
  3. To beset; surround; invest; surround with difficulties; bar; impede.
  4. To overpower; give one too much of anything; surfeit.
  5. To overburden or overpower with work; overwork; overtax.
noun
  1. A stratagem.

Word forms

forset forsets forsetting forsett fooarset foorset fwoorset

Etymology

From Middle English forsetten, from Old English forsettan (“to hedge in, obstruct, oppress”), equivalent to for- + set. Cognate with Dutch verzetten (“to move”), German versetzen (“to put, move, transfer, transpose”), Swedish försätta (“to go on, remove, set”).

Synonyms

aggrieve attrist begloom begrieve besorrow grieve pain bring down come down on contristate darken dash deject depress desolate dispirit engrieve forset get down grieven moan oppress repent rue sadden sadden up tristitiate ungladden unhappy upset behedge blunt crimp delay difficult diminish forestay interfere intervene forslow frustrate get in the way hamper handicap hinder hold up hurt impair impede incommode lessen let mar obstruct overslaugh preclude prevene prevent prohibit reduce
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