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- Dictionarybedevil/bɪˈdɛvl/
verb
- 1. (of something bad) cause great and continual trouble to: "projects like this are bedevilled by a shortage of cash"
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The meaning of BEDEVIL is to possess with or as if with a devil. How to use bedevil in a sentence.
BEDEVIL definition: 1. to confuse, annoy, or cause problems or difficulties for someone or something: 2. to confuse…. Learn more.
BEDEVIL meaning: 1. to confuse, annoy, or cause problems or difficulties for someone or something: 2. to confuse…. Learn more.
Bedevil definition: to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.. See examples of BEDEVIL used in a sentence.
To bedevil means to cause trouble, or, when talking about a person, to torment or harass. Bedevil has nothing to do with the eggs you eat on a picnic. Those are just plain deviled.
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.
Synonyms for BEDEVIL: afflict, plague, persecute, besiege, beset, torture, bother, torment; Antonyms of BEDEVIL: help, assist, aid, relieve, abet, deliver, release, soothe.
A complete guide to the word "BEDEVIL": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Definition of bedevil verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically. 2. to possess as if with a devil; bewitch. 3. to cause confusion or doubt in; muddle; confound. 4. to beset or hamper continuously: a new building bedeviled by elevator failures. [1760–70] be•dev′il•ment, n.
