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bedevil Definition

be·devil (bē devəl, bi-)

transitive verb -·iled or -·illed, -·il·ing or -·il·ling

  1. to plague diabolically; torment; harass
  2. to possess as with a devil; bewitch
  3. to confuse completely; muddle
  4. to corrupt; spoil

bedevil Related Forms
be·dev·il·ment noun
bedevil Synonyms

bedevil

v.

  1. To plague

    harass, torment, beset; see bother 2.

  2. To confuse completely

    baffle, bewilder, muddle; see confuse.

bedevil Usage Examples

Object

  • attempt: The same criticisms have bedeviled past attempts at similar handheld PC concepts.
  • relation: However, there was also a problem of generation bedeviling good relations between the two branches of the family.
  • entrepreneur: It quot he says father later went also bedevil entrepreneurs.
  • industry: In an industry bedeviled by litigation, Hamilton knows the big guns could resort to patent infringement suits to try to thwart Provis.
  • relationship: He suggested British Asians should speak more English at home to " overcome the schizophrenia which bedevils generational relationships " .
  • education: They break down old barriers which have bedeviled education for too long.

Preposition: with

  • problem: The voluntary sector has long been bedeviled with the problem of copyright permissions leading to increased bureaucracy and delays in production.

Subject

  • problem: It is fair to report that most of these pilots were bedeviled by practical problems of implementation which greatly reduced their power.
  • weather: Of course, the flight was bedeviled by weather, and you can't blame airlines for that.
  • difficulty: She was at first bedeviled by high tide difficulties at Rothesay harbor, for the town's pier is notoriously low in the water.

Preposition: by

  • problem: It is fair to report that most of these pilots were bedeviled by practical problems of implementation which greatly reduced their power.
  • weather: Of course, the flight was bedeviled by weather, and you can't blame airlines for that.
  • difficulty: She was at first bedeviled by high tide difficulties at Rothesay harbor, for the town's pier is notoriously low in the water.

Modifying Another Word

  • often: The stronger chassis has eliminated the rattle which often bedeviled the MK IVs.
  • still: However, such systems are still bedeviled by the presence of out-of-scope numbers which appear to ring but never reply.
  • so: Above all, we had broken the inflationary psychology that had so bedeviled our economy.
  • also: It quot he says father later went also bedevil entrepreneurs.
  • now: The answer is clearly not in the manner that is now bedeviling the criminal justice system.
  • particularly: A guide to pensions jargon - May 1999 Pensions are a subject that is particularly bedeviled with jargon.

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