be-devil
əl verb (used with object), be·dev·iled, be·dev·il·ing or ( especially British ) be·dev·illed, be·dev·il·ling.
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.
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| —vb , (US) -ils, -illing, -illed, -ils, -iling, -iled | |
| 1. | to harass or torment |
| 2. | to throw into confusion |
| 3. | to possess, as with a devil |
| be'devilment | |
| —n | |
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