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Verb
/biˈdevəl/,
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bedevilled, past participle; bedeviled, past tense; bedevils, 3rd person singular present; bedeviled, past participle; bedevilling, present participle; bedevilled, past tense; bedeviling, present participle;
  1. (of something bad) Cause great and continual trouble to
    • - inconsistencies that bedevil modern English spelling
  2. (of a person) Torment or harass
    • - he bedeviled them with petty practical jokes
  1. torment: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
  2. confuse: 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"
  3. (bedevilment) badgering: the act of harassing someone
  4. Bedevil is a 1993 Australian horror film directed by Tracey Moffatt. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.
  5. Bedevilled is a 1955 crime film directed by Mitchell Leisen. It stars Anne Baxter and Steve Forrest.
  6. (The Bedeviled) The Bedeviled is a 1975 Hong Kong horror film directed by Lo Wei and released under the Golden Harvest banner.
  7. To harass or cause trouble for; to plague; To perplex or bewilder
  8. (bedevilment) The characteristic of being bedeviled
  9. (BeDEVILED) with producer John Dunning.  JVJ Productions.
  10. to torment mercilessly, to plague – It’s the little things that bedevil losing teams.