bedevil (redirected from bedevilling)

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.

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be·devil·ment n.

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bedevil [bɪˈdɛv^əl]

vb -ils, -illing, -illed US, -ils -iling, -iled (tr)

1. to harass or torment

2. to throw into confusion

3. to possess, as with a devil

bedevilment  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	bedevil - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify madden - drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" hamstring - make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules" badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" persecute, oppress - cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"
	2.	bedevil - 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" befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw demoralize - confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office" bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" disorient, disorientate - cause to be lost or disoriented be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

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bedevil

verb plague, worry, trouble, frustrate, torture, irritate, torment, harass, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), afflict, pester, vex, irk, give someone grief (Brit. & S. African) His career was bedevilled by injury.

Translations

bedevil [bɪˈdevəl] VT to be bedevilled by problems [project] → estar plagado de problemas
the team has been bedevilled by injuries → el equipo ha sufrido muchas lesiones
an industry bedevilled by rising costs → una industria aquejada por el aumento de los costes

bedevil [bɪˈdɛv^əl] vt (= create problems for) → miner
to be bedevilled by sth [person] → être miné(e) par qch; [enterprise, organization] → être miné(e) par qch

bedevil

vt → komplizieren, erschweren; bedevilled (Brit) or bedeviled (US) by misfortune → vom Schicksal verfolgt; bedevilled (Brit) or bedeviled (US) by injuries → von Verletzungen heimgesucht

bedevil [bɪˈdɛvl] vt (person) → affliggere, tormentare; (enterprise) → intralciare, ostacolare continuamente

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bedevil [bɪˈdɛvl] vt (person) → affliggere, tormentare; (enterprise) → intralciare, ostacolare continuamente