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bedevil

[ bih-dev-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

bedeviled, bedeviling or (especially British) bedevilled, bedevilling.
  1. to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
  2. to possess, as with a devil; bewitch.
  3. to cause confusion or doubt in; muddle; confound:

    an issue bedeviled by prejudices.

  4. to beset or hamper continuously:

    a new building bedeviled by elevator failures.



bedevil

/ ɪˈɛə /

verb

  1. to harass or torment
  2. to throw into confusion
  3. to possess, as with a devil
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𱹾Գ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·i·Գ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bedevil1

First recorded in 1760–70; be- + devil
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Since taking office, he’s faced many of the problems that bedeviled prior sheriffs: poor jail conditions, sprawling consent decrees, allegations about deputy gangs and persistent staffing woes.

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This is the dynamic that has bedeviled the GOP since Trump won the presidential nomination in 2016.

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Nick is bedeviled by his thieving foes, fascinated by them, and now has nothing to lose.

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Further, the results of the study by Oregon Health & Science University involving neurosurgery patients suggests new possibilities for tapping into those areas to improve learning among people bedeviled by math.

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The Fremen, whose home planet is Arrakis, where Spice is mined, bedevil the miners and the troops that protect them and, as the indigenous population battling imperial usurpers, are the faction you should root for.

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