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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Bedevil \Be*dev"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedevilled (?); p.
pr. & vb. n. Bedeviling or Bedevilling.]
1. To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the
agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical
influence; to torment.
[1913 Webster]
Bedeviled and used worse than St. Bartholomew.
--Sterne.
[1913 Webster]
2. To spoil; to corrupt. --Wright.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Bedevil \Be*dev"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedevilled (?); p.
pr. & vb. n. Bedeviling or Bedevilling.]
1. To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the
agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical
influence; to torment.
Bedeviled and used worse than St. Bartholomew.
--Sterne.
2. To spoil; to corrupt. --Wright.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
bedevil
v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering
teacher" [syn: torment, rag, crucify, dun, frustrate]
2: 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" [syn: confuse, throw, fox, befuddle,
fuddle, confound, discombobulate]
[also: bedevilling, bedevilled]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
bedevilling
See bedevil
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bedevilling
alt.
(lb en British) (present participle of en bedevil nocat=1)
n.
An act by which somebody is bedevilled; causing of trouble;
harassment.
vb.
(lb en British) (present participle of en bedevil nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
bedevilling
alt.
(lb en British) (present participle of en bedevil nocat=1)
n.
An act by which somebody is bedevilled; causing of trouble;
harassment.
vb.
(lb en British) (present participle of en bedevil nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
bedevilling
alt.
(lb en British) (present participle of en bedevil nocat=1)
n.
An act by which somebody is bedevilled; causing of trouble;
harassment.
vb.
(lb en British) (present participle of en bedevil nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
bedevilling
alt.
(lb en British) (present participle of en bedevil nocat=1)
n.
An act by which somebody is bedevilled; causing of trouble;
harassment.
vb.
(lb en British) (present participle of en bedevil nocat=1)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Bedevilling /bɪdəvˈɪlɪŋ/
الإفساد
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
bedevilling /bɪdəvˈɪlɪŋ/
plagend, quälend, heimsuchend
Synonym: bedeviling
see: bedevil sb./sth., bedevilled, bedeviled
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
bedevilling /bɪdəvˈɪlɪŋ/
verhexend, behexend
see: bedevil, bedevilled, bedevils, bedevilled
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