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Definition of "bedevil" [be•dev•il]
- To torment mercilessly; plague. (verb-transitive)
- To worry, annoy, or frustrate. (verb-transitive)
- To possess with or as if with a devil; bewitch. (verb-transitive)
- To spoil; ruin. (verb-transitive)
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Use "bedevil" in a sentence
- "Parker to try to "bedevil" Cape Town's Olympic bid chances with his threats, NP sport spokesman Nick Koornhof said on Wednesday."
- "What we really do all have is a daily reprieve from the things that "bedevil" us."
- ""bedevil" government's privatisation plans, industrial relations and human resources company NMG-Levy said on Wednesday."
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