Meaning of BEDEVIL
| Pronunciation: | | bi'devul
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- [v] 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"
- [v] treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
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| | Synonyms: | | befuddle, confound, confuse, crucify, discombobulate, dun, fox, frustrate, fuddle, rag, throw, torment |
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| | See Also: | | amaze, badger, baffle, be, beat, beleaguer, beset, bewilder, bug, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, demoralize, disorient, disorientate, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, hamstring, harass, harry, hassle, madden, molest, mystify, nonplus, oppress, perplex, persecute, pester, plague, pose, provoke, puzzle, stupefy, tease, vex | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | aggravate, annoy, badger, bait, be at, beset, bewitch, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, chivy, demonize, devil, devilize, diabolize, discompose, distemper, disturb, dog, exasperate, exercise, fash, get, gripe, harass, harry, heckle, hector, hex, hoodoo, hound, irk, jinx, miff, molest, nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, obsess, overlook, peeve, persecute, pester, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, possess, pother, provoke, ride, rile, roil, ruffle, tantalize, tease, torment, try the patience, tweak the nose, vex, voodoo, witch, worry |
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