bedevil
verb
be·dev·il
bi-ˈde-vəl 
bē-
bedeviled; bedeviling; bedevils
1
: to possess with or as if with a devil
2
: to cause distress : trouble
3
: to change for the worse : spoil
4
: to confuse utterly
Examples of bedevil in a Sentence
The theory bedevils scientists, none of whom have been able to prove it true or false.
The project has been bedeviled by problems since its inception.
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We all have been bedeviled at times by bureaucratic snafus (and snares), and so improvement is necessary.
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John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Who knows; Trump’s expansive use of tariffs and belligerent treatment of American allies overseas may yet reopen fissures with elements of the center-right that bedeviled the president in his first term and helped sink his 2020 reelection bid.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025
The Arizona Board of Regents retained William Morris Endeavor (WME) as a consultant to help tackle the post-COVID financial challenges that have bedeviled the main campuses and athletic departments of Arizona and Arizona State, the state’s two largest public universities.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2025
But this returns us to the paradox that has bedevilled the Biden Administration in its hopes for a Saudi deal.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Who knows; Trump’s expansive use of tariffs and belligerent treatment of American allies overseas may yet reopen fissures with elements of the center-right that bedeviled the president in his first term and helped sink his 2020 reelection bid.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025
The Arizona Board of Regents retained William Morris Endeavor (WME) as a consultant to help tackle the post-COVID financial challenges that have bedeviled the main campuses and athletic departments of Arizona and Arizona State, the state’s two largest public universities.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2025
But this returns us to the paradox that has bedevilled the Biden Administration in its hopes for a Saudi deal.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Bedevil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedevil. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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bedevil
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be·dev·il
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