bedevil

bedevil
Synonyms and related words:
aggravate, annoy, badger, bait, be at, beset, bewitch, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, chivy, demonize, devil, devilize, diabolize, discompose, distemper, disturb, dog, exasperate, exercise, fash, get, gripe, harass, harry, heckle, hector, hex, hoodoo, hound, irk, jinx, miff, molest, nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, obsess, overlook, peeve, persecute, pester, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, possess, pother, provoke, ride, rile, roil, ruffle, tantalize, tease, torment, try the patience, tweak the nose, vex, voodoo, witch, worry

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  • Bedevil — Be*dev il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedevilled} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bedeviling} or {Bedevilling}.] 1. To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bedevil — index annoy, discompose, disconcert, disorganize, distress, disturb, embarrass, harass, harrow …   Law dictionary

  • bedevil — (v.) 1768, to treat diabolically, abuse, from BE (Cf. be ) + verbal use of DEVIL (Cf. devil) (q.v.). Meaning to mischievously confuse is from 1755; that of to drive frantic is from 1823. Related: Bedeviled (1570s, in a literal sense, possessed ); …   Etymology dictionary

  • bedevil — ► VERB (bedevilled, bedevilling; US bedeviled, bedeviling) ▪ cause continual trouble to …   English terms dictionary

  • bedevil — [bē dev′əl, bidev′əl] vt. bedeviled or bedevilled, bedeviling or bedevilling 1. to plague diabolically; torment; harass 2. to possess as with a devil; bewitch 3. to confuse completely; muddle 4. to corrupt; spoil bedevilment n …   English World dictionary

  • bedevil — verb past mistakes that continue to bedevil her he accused Congress of allowing single interest group politics to bedevil U.S. foreign policy Syn: afflict, torment, beset, assail, beleaguer, plague, blight, rack, oppress, harry, curse, dog;… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • bedevil — UK [bɪˈdev(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms bedevil : present tense I/you/we/they bedevil he/she/it bedevils present participle bedevilling past tense bedevilled past participle bedevilled formal to cause a lot of problems for someone or… …   English dictionary

  • bedevil — verb a) To harass or cause trouble for; to plague. Guerrilla attacks continued to bedevil the larger armys supply routes. b) To perplex or bewilder …   Wiktionary

  • bedevil — transitive verb Date: 1574 1. to possess with or as if with a devil 2. to cause distress ; trouble 3. to change for the worse ; spoil 4. to confuse utterly ; bewilder • …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bedevil — bedevilment, n. /bi dev euhl/, v.t., bedeviled, bedeviling or (esp. Brit.) bedevilled, bedevilling. 1. to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries. 2. to possess, as with a devil; bewitch. 3. to… …   Universalium

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