bedevil

be·dev·il

B0148800 (bĭ-dĕv′əl)tr.v. be·dev·iled, be·dev·il·ing, be·dev·ils or be·dev·illed or be·dev·il·ling 1. To torment mercilessly; plague.2. To worry, annoy, or frustrate.3. To possess with or as if with a devil; bewitch.4. To spoil; ruin.

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be·dev′il·ment n.

bedevil

(bɪˈdɛvəl) vb (tr) , -ils, -illing or -illed, -ils, -iling or -iled1. to harass or torment2. to throw into confusion3. to possess, as with a devil beˈdevilment n

be•dev•il

(bɪˈdɛv əl)

v.t. -iled, -il•ing (esp. Brit.) -illed, -il•ling. 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.

bedevil

Past participle: bedevilled
Gerund: bedevilling

Imperative
bedevil
bedevil

Present
I bedevil
you bedevil
he/she/it bedevils
we bedevil
you bedevil
they bedevil

Preterite
I bedevilled
you bedevilled
he/she/it bedevilled
we bedevilled
you bedevilled
they bedevilled

Present Continuous
I am bedevilling
you are bedevilling
he/she/it is bedevilling
we are bedevilling
you are bedevilling
they are bedevilling

Present Perfect
I have bedevilled
you have bedevilled
he/she/it has bedevilled
we have bedevilled
you have bedevilled
they have bedevilled

Past Continuous
I was bedevilling
you were bedevilling
he/she/it was bedevilling
we were bedevilling
you were bedevilling
they were bedevilling

Past Perfect
I had bedevilled
you had bedevilled
he/she/it had bedevilled
we had bedevilled
you had bedevilled
they had bedevilled

Future
I will bedevil
you will bedevil
he/she/it will bedevil
we will bedevil
you will bedevil
they will bedevil

Future Perfect
I will have bedevilled
you will have bedevilled
he/she/it will have bedevilled
we will have bedevilled
you will have bedevilled
they will have bedevilled

Future Continuous
I will be bedevilling
you will be bedevilling
he/she/it will be bedevilling
we will be bedevilling
you will be bedevilling
they will be bedevilling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bedevilling
you have been bedevilling
he/she/it has been bedevilling
we have been bedevilling
you have been bedevilling
they have been bedevilling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bedevilling
you will have been bedevilling
he/she/it will have been bedevilling
we will have been bedevilling
you will have been bedevilling
they will have been bedevilling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bedevilling
you had been bedevilling
he/she/it had been bedevilling
we had been bedevilling
you had been bedevilling
they had been bedevilling

Conditional
I would bedevil
you would bedevil
he/she/it would bedevil
we would bedevil
you would bedevil
they would bedevil

Past Conditional
I would have bedevilled
you would have bedevilled
he/she/it would have bedevilled
we would have bedevilled
you would have bedevilled
they would have bedevilled

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	bedevil - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucifymadden - drive up the wall; go on someone's nervesbeset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"hamstring - make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules"badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"persecute, oppress - cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"
	2.	bedevil - 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"befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throwdemoralize - confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"disorient, disorientate - cause to be lost or disorientedbe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

bedevil

verb plague, worry, trouble, frustrate, torture, irritate, torment, harass, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), afflict, pester, vex, irk, give someone grief (Brit. & S. African) His career was bedevilled by injury.

bedevil

verb1. To trouble persistently from or as if from all sides:badger, beleaguer, beset, besiege, harass, harry, hound, importune, pester, plague, solicit.2. To disturb by repeated attacks:annoy, bait, beleaguer, beset, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease, torment, worry.

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