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Definition of bedevil verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

bedevil

 verb
verb
NAmE//bɪˈdɛvl//
 
bedevil somebody/something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they bedevil
 
he / she / it bedevils
 
past simple bedeviled (Canadian English usually)bedevilled
 
-ing form bedeviling (Canadian English usually)bedevilling
 
 
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to cause a lot of problems for someone or something over a long period of time synonym beset The expedition was bedeviled by bad weather. This injury bedeviled him throughout his career.
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