Bedevil

Word BEDEVIL
Character 7
Hyphenation be dev il
Pronunciations [bɪˈdɛvəɫ]

Definitions and meanings of "Bedevil"

What do we mean by bedevil?

To torment mercilessly; plague. transitive verb

To worry, annoy, or frustrate. transitive verb

To possess with or as if with a devil; bewitch. transitive verb

To spoil; ruin. transitive verb

To treat with diabolical violence or abuse.

To possess with or as with a devil.

To “play the devil with”; transform or confuse as if by the aid or agency of evil spirits; confound; muddle; corrupt; spoil.

To bewilder with worry; torment; bother; confuse.

To make a devil or devils of; bring into the condition of a devil: as, to bedevil mankind.

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

To spoil; to corrupt. transitive verb

To harass or cause trouble for; to plague. verb

To perplex or bewilder. verb

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

Treat cruelly verb

To harass or cause trouble for; to plague.

To perplex or bewilder.

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The word "bedevil" in example sentences

Parker to try to "bedevil" Cape Town's Olympic bid chances with his threats, NP sport spokesman Nick Koornhof said on Wednesday. ❋ Unknown (1996)

What we really do all have is a daily reprieve from the things that "bedevil" us. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"bedevil" government's privatisation plans, industrial relations and human resources company NMG-Levy said on Wednesday. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Gwyneth Paltrow deserves better than the clich é s that bedevil "Country Strong," which was written and directed by Shana Feste. ❋ Joe Morgenstern (2011)

But of course, measurement problems also bedevil GDP, which is why the U.S. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This raises further questions about the conflicts of interest that seem to bedevil this minister and the judgment of those that assigned his responsibilities. ❋ Unknown (2011)

That poses dangers to personnel on the site and threatens to bedevil further work. ❋ Andrew Morse (2011)

It is a subject that knows no bounds or time limits, and the demands of the role continue to bedevil women who assume it. ❋ Cherie Burns (2011)

But many of the mistakes and difficulties that bedevil businesses are related to people issues. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The prospect of so-called carrier sharing has already raised criticisms that could bedevil other aspects of Tuesday's deal. ❋ Alistair MacDonald (2010)

By one of those hair-raising coincidences that so bedevil the literary world, this is also the birth-date of Vlad Tepes, the big-nosed and utterly ruthless Romanian warlord known to history as “the Impaler.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

The fear: Rising prices will bedevil Indian central bankers, the way they did back in early 2008 when a global food crisis hit the rupee. ❋ Neil Shah (2011)

Title: CEO and co-founder of Chegg, named for the "chicken or the egg" quandaries that often bedevil students. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But on the big questions that bedevil society and require careful collaboration between and across business and government, business is largely MIA. ❋ Judith Samuelson (2011)

Though obesity continues to bedevil Americans, its rate has steadied in recent years. ❋ Ron Winslow (2011)

You are also entitled to bedevil your contributions to this blog with a wide variety of spelling, grammatical and other non-typo errors which betray various things about you and by which you may be judged … should you wish to. on April 2, 2010 at 12: 24 am Vetnurse ❋ Inspector Gadget (2010)

But he leaves a troubled legacy—including a dearth of credible governing institutions and a history of fierce regional and tribal divides that threaten to open bloody new rifts and bedevil the rebel movement now embarking on a transition to power. ❋ Richard Boudreaux (2011)

Kumar Sangakkara has chosen the MCC Spirit of Cricket lecture to launch a scathing attack on the endless political power-struggles that bedevil Sri Lanka Cricket and to reflect upon the heavy responsibilities on Sri Lankan cricketers to promote reconciliation after the end of the civil war that blighted the country. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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