About The Word Bedevil
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Bedevil
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What's The Definition Of Bedevil?
[v] 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"
[v] treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" Synonyms | Synonyms for Bedevil: befuddle | confound | confuse | crucify | discombobulate | dun | fox | frustrate | fuddle | rag | throw | torment Related Terms | Find terms related to Bedevil: aggravate | annoy | badger | bait | be at | beset | bewitch | bother | bristle | brown off | bug | bullyrag | burn up | chivy | demonize | devil | devilize | diabolize | discompose | distemper | disturb | dog | exasperate | exercise | fash | get | gripe | harass | harry | heckle | hector | hex | hoodoo | hound | irk | jinx | miff | molest | nag | needle | nettle | nudzh | obsess | overlook | peeve | persecute | pester | pick on | pique | plague | pluck the beard | possess | pother | provoke | ride | rile | roil | ruffle | tantalize | tease | torment | try the patience | tweak the nose | vex | voodoo | witch | worry See Also | amaze | badger | baffle | be | beat | beleaguer | beset | bewilder | bug | chevvy | chevy | chivvy | chivy | demoralize | disorient | disorientate | dumbfound | flummox | get | gravel | hamstring | harass | harry | hassle | madden | molest | mystify | nonplus | oppress | perplex | persecute | pester | plague | pose | provoke | puzzle | stupefy | tease | vex Bedevil In Webster's Dictionary \Be*dev"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedevilled} (?); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Bedeviling} or {Bedevilling}.]
1. To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the
agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical
influence; to torment.
Bedeviled and used worse than St. Bartholomew.
--Sterne.
2. To spoil; to corrupt. --Wright.
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