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Beset vs Bedevil - What's the difference?

beset | bedevil | Related terms |

Beset is a related term of bedevil.


As verbs the difference between beset and bedevil

is that beset is (label) to surround or hem in while bedevil is to harass or cause trouble for; to plague.

beset

English

Verb

  • (label) To surround or hem in
  • (label) To attack, especially from all sides
  • (label) To decorate something with jewels etc
  • (label) Of a ship, to get trapped by ice

    • Anagrams

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    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.