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bedevil definition

be·devil (bē dev′əl, bi-)

transitive verb bedeviled -·iled or bedevilled -·illed, bedeviling -·il·ing or bedevilling -·il·ling

  1. to plague diabolically; torment; harass
  2. to possess as with a devil; bewitch
  3. to confuse completely; muddle
  4. to corrupt; spoil

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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