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Pester vs Bedevil - What's the difference?

pester | bedevil | Related terms |

Pester is a related term of bedevil.


As verbs the difference between pester and bedevil

is that pester is to bother, harass or annoy persistently while bedevil is to harass or cause trouble for; to plague.

pester

English

Alternative forms

* pestre (obsolete)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To bother, harass or annoy persistently.

    • Synonyms

    * badger * bug * hound

    Related terms

    * pest * pester power * pestery

    Anagrams

    * * English transitive verbs ----

    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.