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bedevil - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
transitive verb transitive verb transitive verb transitive verb
from The Century Dictionary.
bedevil mankind.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
transitive verb transitive verb
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
verb plague .verb
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb verb
Etymologies
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be- + devil
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Parker to try to "bedevil " Cape Town's Olympic bid chances with his threats, NP sport spokesman Nick Koornhof said on Wednesday.
ANC Daily News Briefing 1996
What we really do all have is a daily reprieve from the things that "bedevil " us.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local 2009
What we really do all have is a daily reprieve from the things that "bedevil " us.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local 2009
"bedevil " government's privatisation plans, industrial relations and human resources company NMG-Levy said on Wednesday.
ANC Daily News Briefing 2002
The fear: Rising prices will bedevil Indian central bankers, the way they did back in early 2008 when a global food crisis hit the rupee.
Euro, Pound Face Growing Inflation Threat Neil Shah 2011
Gwyneth Paltrow deserves better than the clich é s that bedevil "Country Strong," which was written and directed by Shana Feste.
'Witch': Toil And Trouble Joe Morgenstern 2011
It is a subject that knows no bounds or time limits, and the demands of the role continue to bedevil women who assume it.
Cherie Burns: Stepmotherhood Never Ends Cherie Burns 2011
You are also entitled to bedevil your contributions to this blog with a wide variety of spelling, grammatical and other non-typo errors which betray various things about you and by which you may be judged … should you wish to. on April 2, 2010 at 12: 24 am Vetnurse
G20 police assault verdict SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
But on the big questions that bedevil society and require careful collaboration between and across business and government, business is largely MIA.
Judith Samuelson: Help Wanted at the Top, Collaborative Skills Needed; Women May Apply Judith Samuelson 2011
It is a subject that knows no bounds or time limits, and the demands of the role continue to bedevil women who assume it.
Cherie Burns: Stepmotherhood Never Ends Cherie Burns 2011
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