BEDEVILS

Verb

bedevils

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedevil

Source: Wiktionary


BEDEVIL

Be*dev"il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedevilled (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedeviling or Bedevilling.]

1. To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment. Bedeviled and used worse than St. Bartholomew. Sterne.

2. To spoil; to corrupt. Wright.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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