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