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Bedeviled - What does it mean?

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bedeviled

English

Alternative forms

* (UK) bedevilled

Verb

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  • (US) (bedevil)

    • 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.

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.