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bedevilling

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be⋅dev⋅il

  [bi-dev-uhl]
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–verb (used with object), -iled, -il⋅ing or (especially British) -illed, -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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be·dev·il   (bĭ-děv'əl)   
tr.v.   be·dev·iled or be·dev·illed, be·dev·il·ing or be·dev·il·ling, be·dev·ils

  1. To torment mercilessly; plague.

  2. To worry, annoy, or frustrate.

  3. To possess with or as if with a devil; bewitch.

  4. To spoil; ruin.

be·dev'il·ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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