Beset and Forfend

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Beset verb - To cause persistent suffering to.

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Forfend is an antonym for beset.

Forfend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

Usage example: a place of refuge where the settlers could forfend themselves from attack

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Beset is an antonym for forfend.

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Forfend and Beset. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/beset/forfend

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