'Bedevil' definitions:
Definition of 'bedevil'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Bedevil'
From: GCIDE
- Bedevil \Be*dev"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedevilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedeviling or Bedevilling.]
- 1. To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment. [1913 Webster]
- Bedeviled and used worse than St. Bartholomew. --Sterne. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To spoil; to corrupt. --Wright. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bedevil'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aggravate,
- annoy,
- badger,
- bait,
- be at,
- beset,
- bewitch,
- bother,
- bristle,
- brown off,
- bug,
- bullyrag,
- burn up,
- chivy,
- demonize,
- devil,
- devilize,
- diabolize,
- discompose,
- distemper,
- disturb,
- dog,
- exasperate,
- exercise,
- fash,
- get,
- gripe,
- harass,
- harry,
- heckle,
- hector,
- hex,
- hoodoo,
- hound,
- irk,
- jinx,
- miff,
- molest,
- nag,
- needle,
- nettle,
- nudzh,
- obsess,
- overlook,
- peeve,
- persecute,
- pester,
- pick on,
- pique,
- plague,
- pluck the beard,
- possess,
- pother,
- provoke,
- ride,
- rile,
- roil,
- ruffle,
- tantalize,
- tease,
- torment,
- try the patience,
- tweak the nose,
- vex,
- voodoo,
- witch,
- worry