bedevilling

Meanings

• The act of disturbing or annoying someone persistently.

  - "He was bedevilled by mosquitoes all night."
  - "The child was bedevilled by his older siblings."
  - "The team was bedevilled by injuries and lack of resources."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with bedevilling
bedazzle , bedeck , bedevil , bedazzle.

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Homophones

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1. bedevilling, bellevue, belvedere, belles-lettres, bevel.
   

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Variants

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bedevil , bedeviled , bedeviling , bedevilled , bedevilling , bedevilment , bedevilments , bedevils

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Forms

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The verb 'bedevil' can be conjugated in various tenses and forms, such as 'I bedevil', 'He bedevils', 'We bedevil', 'They bedevil', 'I have bedevilled', 'He has bedevilled', 'We have bedevilled', 'They have bedevilled', and so on.

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Etymology

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Old English 'bedevelian' meaning 'to trouble, vex, or harass', which eventually came to mean 'to torment or afflict someone with evil or mischievous intentions'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Persecution: The act of harassing, maltreating, or oppressing someone because of their race, religion, political beliefs, or any other reason. Persecution can take many forms, such as physical violence, verbal abuse, economic sanctions, and social exclusion.

2. Torment: The act of inflicting physical or emotional pain on someone deliberately and repeatedly, often for the sake of entertainment, amusement, or pleasure. Torment can take many forms, such as physical abuse, verbal harassment, psychological manipulation, and social humiliation.

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Culture

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In literature, 'bedevilling' has been used to describe the torment and persecution inflicted upon characters. It can also refer to the mischievous and pranksterish behaviour of characters who seek to bedevil others for their own amusement or entertainment.

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