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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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In the long run, debates and policy developments in this area are bedeviled by a simple lack of knowledge. From the Cambridge English Corpus All population statistics are bedevilled by the different measures used in the census and the ways in which the figures can be presented.
Questions about safety have bedeviled the facility, especially after a leak of radioactive waste in 2013. From Gizmodo Some victims are isolated loners while others are bedeviled by their own friends or social rivals.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb bedevil, which means to trouble, annoy, or confuse. Find out how to use bedevil in a sentence and how it differs from irony.
Definition of bedevil verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Bedeviled means to torment, harass, or bewitch someone or something. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of this word, as well as related terms and expressions.
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.
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. And although, in the 1570s, bedeviled could be taken to mean literally "possessed," the word no longer involves an actual devil, either.
