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bedevil
[
bih-
dev
-
uh
l
]
Origin
be·dev·il
/
bɪˈdɛv
əl
/
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[
bih-
dev
-
uh
l
]
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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.
Origin:
1760–70;
be-
+
devil
Related forms
be·dev·il·ment,
noun
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bedevil
(bɪˈdɛv
ə
l)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
bedevil
1768, "to treat diabolically, abuse," from
be-
+ verbal use of
devil
(q.v.). Meaning "to drive frantic" is from 1823.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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