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Bedevilment

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be·dev·il  (b-dvl)
tr.v. be·dev·iled or be·dev·illed, be·dev·il·ing or be·dev·il·ling, be·dev·ils
1. To torment mercilessly; plague.
2. To worry, annoy, or frustrate.
3. To possess with or as if with a devil; bewitch.
4. To spoil; ruin.
be·devil·ment n.
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Noun1.Bedevilmentbedevilment - the act of harassing someone        
badgering, worrying, torment
harassment, molestation - the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism


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The lawyers have twisted it into such a state of bedevilment that the original merits of the case have long disappeared from the face of the earth.
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