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be·dev·il
bedevil
pronunciation:
b
de
v
l
part of speech:
transitive verb
inflections:
bedeviled, bedeviling, bedevils
definition:
to annoy or harass devilishly; torment.
The problems of running the dilapidated school bedeviled the principal.
similar words:
beset
,
devil
,
harass
related words:
annoy
,
badger
,
heckle
,
possess
derivation:
bedevilment (n.)
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