1. Noun
The act of besieging.
2. Noun
The state of being besieged; -- used specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without.
3. Noun
an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"
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