- bedevil be·dev·il vt
- [bɪ'dɛvl]
(person) affliggere, tormentare, (enterprise) intralciare, ostacolare continuamente
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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. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bedevil — [bē dev′əl, bidev′əl] vt. bedeviled or bedevilled, bedeviling or bedevilling 1. to plague diabolically; torment; harass 2. to possess as with a devil; bewitch 3. to confuse completely; muddle 4. to corrupt; spoil bedevilment n … English World dictionary
bedevil — be|dev|il [ bı devl ] (past tense and past participle be|dev|iled or be|dev|illed; present participle be|dev|il|ing or be|dev|il|ling) verb transitive FORMAL to cause a lot of problems for someone or something: The team has been bedeviled by… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bedevil — UK [bɪˈdev(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms bedevil : present tense I/you/we/they bedevil he/she/it bedevils present participle bedevilling past tense bedevilled past participle bedevilled formal to cause a lot of problems for someone or… … English dictionary
bedevil — be|dev|il [bıˈdevəl] v past tense and past participle bedevilled present participle bedevilling BrE past tense and past participle bedeviled present participle bedeviling AmE [T usually passive] to cause a lot of problems and difficulties for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bedevil — be•dev•il [[t]bɪˈdɛv əl[/t]] v. t. iled, il•ing (esp. brit.) illed, il•ling. 1) to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically 2) to possess as if with a devil; bewitch 3) to cause confusion or doubt in; muddle; confound 4) to beset or hamper… … From formal English to slang
bedevil — bedevilment, n. /bi dev euhl/, v.t., bedeviled, bedeviling or (esp. Brit.) bedevilled, bedevilling. 1. to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries. 2. to possess, as with a devil; bewitch. 3. to… … Universalium
Bedeviling — 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bedevilled — 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bedevilling — 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bedeviled — UK [bɪˈdev(ə)ld] / US bedevil … English dictionary
