What does bedevil mean?

Definitions for bedevil
bɪˈdɛv əlbe·dev·il

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrateverb

    treat cruelly

    "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

  2. confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulateverb

    be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

    "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

Wiktionary

  1. bedevilverb

    To harass or cause trouble for; to plague.

    Guerrilla attacks continued to bedevil the larger army's supply routes.

  2. bedevilverb

    To perplex or bewilder.

Wikipedia

  1. Bedevil

    Bedevil, stylised as beDevil, is a 1993 Australian horror film directed by Tracey Moffatt, the first feature directed by an Australian Aboriginal woman.

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  1. bedevil

    To bedevil is to torment, harass, or cause great and continual trouble to someone or something. It can also mean to cause confusion or bewilderment. The term often implies a persistence or continuation of the tormenting action.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bedevilverb

    to throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment

  2. Bedevilverb

    to spoil; to corrupt

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Bedevil

    be-dev′il, v.t. to throw into confusion: to 'play the devil' with: to torment: to treat with devilish malignity.—pass. to be possessed of a devil, to be devil-rid.—n. Bedev′ilment.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bedevil in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bedevil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of bedevil in a Sentence

  1. Robert Campbell:

    If not, a massive inventory hangover will bedevil the market for months to come.

  2. Probaerb:

    Strike or Bandh is the biggest form of hooliganism stealthily orchestrated and sponsored by politicians to bedevil the population.

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