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1. (v.t.) bedevil
to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically.
2. bedevil
to possess as if with a devil; bewitch.
3. bedevil
to cause confusion or doubt in; muddle; confound.
4. bedevil
to beset or hamper continuously:
a new building bedeviled by elevator failures.
Etymology: (1760–70)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
treat cruelly
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
2. (verb) confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) bedevil
to throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment
2. (verb) bedevil
to spoil; to corrupt
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