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bedevils

bedevils is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bedevil.

Meaning of bedevil

Verb

bedevil (third-person singular simple present bedevils, present participle (US) bedeviling or (UK) bedevilling, simple past and past participle (US) bedeviled or (UK) bedevilled)

  1. To harass or cause trouble for; to plague.
    • Guerrilla attacks continued to bedevil the larger army's supply routes.
  2. To perplex or bewilder.
  3. (originally) To possess (someone's mind).
    Synonyms:
    bodyjack

Questions about bedevils

What is bedevils the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bedevils is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bedevil.

Words near bedevils in the dictionary

  1. bedevillers
  2. bedevilling
  3. bedevillings
  4. bedevilment
  5. bedevilments
  6. bedevils
  7. bedew
  8. bedewed
  9. bedewer
  10. bedewers
  11. bedewing

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