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Bedevil vs Bewitch - What's the difference?

bedevil | bewitch |

As verbs the difference between bedevil and bewitch

is that bedevil is to harass or cause trouble for; to plague while bewitch is to cast a spell on someone or something.

bedevil

English

Verb

  • To harass or cause trouble for; to plague.
    • Guerrilla attacks continued to bedevil the larger army's supply routes.
  • To perplex or bewilder.

    • Usage notes

    * The spellings bedeviling'' and ''bedeviled'' are preferred in the US, while ''bedevilling'' and ''bedevilled are preferred in the UK. However, the choice of spellings is not universal.

    bewitch

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • to cast a spell on someone or something
  • to astonish, amaze

    • Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    {{der3, bewitchedness , bewitcher , bewitchery , bewitchful , bewitching , bewitchingness , bewitchment}}