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Definition of bedevil verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bedevil

verb
 
/bɪˈdevl/
 
/bɪˈdevl/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they bedevil
 
/bɪˈdevl/
 
/bɪˈdevl/
he / she / it bedevils
 
/bɪˈdevlz/
 
/bɪˈdevlz/
past simple bedevilled
 
/bɪˈdevld/
 
/bɪˈdevld/
past participle bedevilled
 
/bɪˈdevld/
 
/bɪˈdevld/
(US English) past simple bedeviled
 
/bɪˈdevld/
 
/bɪˈdevld/
(US English) past participle bedeviled
 
/bɪˈdevld/
 
/bɪˈdevld/
-ing form bedevilling
 
/bɪˈdevlɪŋ/
 
/bɪˈdevlɪŋ/
(US English) -ing form bedeviling
 
/bɪˈdevlɪŋ/
 
/bɪˈdevlɪŋ/
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  1. bedevil somebody/something to cause a lot of problems for somebody/something over a long period of time synonym beset
    • The expedition was bedevilled by bad weather.
    • This injury bedevilled him throughout his career.
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
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