bedevil 音标拼音: [bɪd'ɛvəl]
vt . 使痛苦,使苦恼,虐待
使痛苦,使苦恼,虐待
bedevil v 1 :
treat cruelly ; "
The children tormented the stuttering teacher " [
synonym : {
torment }, {
rag }, {
bedevil }, {
crucify },
{
dun }, {
frustrate }]
2 :
be confusing or perplexing to ;
cause to be unable to think clearly ; "
These questions confuse even the experts "; "
This question completely threw me "; "
This question befuddled even the teacher " [
synonym : {
confuse }, {
throw }, {
fox }, {
befuddle },
{
fuddle }, {
bedevil }, {
confound }, {
discombobulate }]
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 ]
67 Moby Thesaurus words for "
bedevil ":
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
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BEDEVIL Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster BEDEVIL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary