as in to afflict
to cause persistent suffering to
a lingering cold bedeviled me for over a month
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Recent Examples of bedevil
Home runs, which have haunted Rockies pitchers all season, especially at Coors Field, bedeviled Gordon.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
The last concern is the pockets, which often bedevil me.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
The new students were particularly bedeviled by the combination locks.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The argument isn’t without merit – since ESPN already has rights to these clips there isn’t much of the copyright concern bedeviling its parent company.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
The last concern is the pockets, which often bedevil me.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
The new students were particularly bedeviled by the combination locks.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The argument isn’t without merit – since ESPN already has rights to these clips there isn’t much of the copyright concern bedeviling its parent company.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedevil
Verb
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While there is no cure for West Nile virus, health officials said, supportive care in hospitals can help people afflicted with severe neuroinvasive symptoms.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Subsequent names didn't stick either, despite cases of this unusual form of diabetes continuing to surface, especially in areas afflicted with malnutrition.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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The rest of the cast comes with big question marks after injuries and inconsistency plagued this group last season.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Cobweb Eight-year-old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tap, tap from inside his bedroom wall — a tapping that his parents insist is all in his imagination.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
21 Sep. 2025
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Leatherface attacks, but the real villains turn out to be the townsfolk who persecuted the Sawyers after the original massacre.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Sep. 2025
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If your flower beds were besieged with pests or fungal diseases, the fallen leaf litter and stems from those plants should not be left in the garden.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Ruling an isolated, ruined, and besieged Gaza Strip will not get Hamas closer to this objective—but building up a strong political presence in the West Bank could, and accepting the latest proposal could free Hamas to do this.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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The City of Waukesha has joined a growing list of area communities that have proposed fees to balance a budget beset by rising costs and a state property tax rule that limits local revenue.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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That likely helped the Deutschland stay intact after it was beset in 1912.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Bedevil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedevil. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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