beset

Verb

• decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)

• assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"

• annoy continually or chronically
  • He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
    
  • This man harasses his female co-workers
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  encrust , incrust , set upon