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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Bedeviled and used worse than St Bartholomew. --Sterne. 2. To spoil; to corrupt. --Wright. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bedevil v 1: annoy constantly [syn: {torment}, {rag}, {tantalize}, {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" [syn: {confuse}, {throw}, {fox}, {befuddle}, {fuddle}, {confound}, {discombobulate}]
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