Definition of bedevil Bedevil
/bɪdɛˈvʌl/ - [bidevul] - be•dev•il
We found 8 definitions of bedevil from 5 different sources.
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What does bedevil mean?
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| bedevil - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" | ||
| torment, rag, crucify, dun, frustrate | ||
| chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, hassle, harass, plague, harry, molest, beset, provoke exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy" | ||
| madden make mad; "His behavior is maddening" | ||
| hamstring cripple by cutting the hamstring | ||
| pester, badger, beleaguer, bug, tease persuade through constant efforts | ||
| persecute, oppress cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union" | ||
| bedevil - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" | ||
| confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, confound, discombobulate | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
| demoralize confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office" | ||
| nonplus, dumbfound, flummox, amaze, puzzle, perplex, mystify, bewilder, gravel, baffle, stupefy, vex, pose, stick, beat, get affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" | ||
| disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off move in an agitated or confused manner | ||
| disorient, disorientate cause to be lost or disoriented | ||
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Wiktionary 
- bedevil (Verb)
To harass or cause trouble for; to plague. - bedevil (Verb)
To perplex or bewilder.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bedevil (v. t.)
To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment. - bedevil (v. t.)
To spoil; to corrupt.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bedevil
be-dev′il, v.t. to throw into confusion: to 'play the devil' with: to torment: to treat with devilish malignity.—pass. to be possessed of a devil, to be devil-rid.—n. Bedev′ilment
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🔤- bedevil, verb, present, 1st person singular of bedevil (infinitive).
- bedevil, verb (infinitive).
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