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Definition of bedevil verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

bedevil

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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