bedevil

Verb

Meaning

To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment.

To spoil; to corrupt.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dun throw confuse torment frustrate confound crucify befuddle fuddle discombobulate fox badger harrow harry vex
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Antonyms

bore distress clarify discourage dismay ascertain
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Hypernyms

chevy harry plague provoke beset harass

Hyponyms

madden badger vex get pester disorient

Derivatives

bedevilled bedeviling bedevilling

Anagrams

beviled

Examples

These questions confuse even the experts Source: Internet

This question completely threw me Source: Internet

This question befuddled even the teacher Source: Internet

The children tormented the stuttering teacher Source: Internet

A new Olympic stadium that afterwards would become the new Wembley was mooted too, only to be mired in the petty rivalries between governing bodies, and government that bedevil the management of sport, for all. Source: Internet

Focusing on the infrastructure of the country and other projects for his country, Afeworki examined the thorny issue of migration that continues to bedevil his country. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bedesman bedesten bedeswoman bedeviling bedevilled bedevilling