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bedevil

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Etymology

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Frombe- +‎devil.

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bedevil (third-person singular simple presentbedevils,present participlebedevilingorbedevilling,simple past and past participlebedeviledorbedevilled)

  1. To harass or cause trouble for; toplague.
    Synonyms:disturb,molest,pester;see alsoThesaurus:annoy,Thesaurus:pester
    Guerrilla attacks continued tobedevil the larger army's supply routes.
    • 1988 December 19, William Styron, “Why Primo Levi Need Not Have Died”, inThe New York Times[1],→ISSN:
      Mr. Levi may have beenbedeviled by buried conflicts unrelated to Auschwitz.
    • 2013,Rockstar Games,Grand Theft Auto V, scene: The Third Way:
      Michael De Santa (Ned Luke): You know, Devin [Devin Winston], the way I see it, and hey, I'm no intelligent businessman like you, but the way I see it, there's two great evils thatbedevil Americancapitalism of the type that you practice.
  2. Toperplex orbewilder.
    Synonyms:befuddle,bemuse;see alsoThesaurus:confuse
  3. (originally) Topossess (someone's mind).
    Synonym:bodyjack

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to harass

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