bedevil
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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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Example sentences
But no one should feel misled or disappointed if doing so doesn't solve all of the questions that bedevil us.
Epidemics continued to bedevil the troops, especially lethal yellow fever.
Keeping those promises will soon start to bedevil the administration.
Still, it provides a means of addressing the issues that continue to bedevil monopolization cases.
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