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- Dictionarybedevil/bɪˈdɛvl/
verb
- 1. (of something bad) cause great and continual trouble to: "projects like this are bedevilled by a shortage of cash"
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BEDEVIL definition: 1. to confuse, annoy, or cause problems or difficulties for someone or something: 2. to confuse…. Learn more.
BEDEVIL meaning: 1. to confuse, annoy, or cause problems or difficulties for someone or something: 2. to confuse…. Learn more.
The meaning of BEDEVIL is to possess with or as if with a devil. How to use bedevil in a sentence. to possess with or as if with a devil; to cause distress : trouble; to change for the worse : spoil…
To bedevil means to cause trouble, or, when talking about a person, to torment or harass. Bedevil has nothing to do with the eggs you eat on a picnic. Those are just plain deviled.
bedevil in American English. (biˈdɛvəl ; bɪˈdɛvəl ) verb transitive Word forms: beˈdeviled or beˈdevilled, beˈdeviling or beˈdevilling. 1. to plague diabolically; torment; harass. 2. to possess as with a devil; bewitch. 3. to confuse completely; muddle.
Bedevil definition: to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.. See examples of BEDEVIL used in a sentence.
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.
A complete guide to the word "BEDEVIL": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Definition of bedevil verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
bedevil meaning, definition, what is bedevil: to cause a lot of problems and difficult...: Learn more.
