The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bedevil \Be*dev"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedevilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedeviling or Bedevilling.]
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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. To spoil; to corrupt.
--Wright.
Wiktionary
WordNet
v. treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: torment, rag, crucify, dun, frustrate]
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]
[also: bedevilling, bedevilled]
See bedevil
Wikipedia
Bedevilled is a 1955 crime film directed by Mitchell Leisen. It stars Anne Baxter and Steve Forrest.
Bedevilled (; lit. "The Whole Story of the Kim Bok-nam Murder Case") is a 2010 South Korean horror/ thriller film starring Seo Young-hee and Ji Sung-won. The film premiered as an official selection of International Critics' Week at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
It is the feature directorial debut of Jang Cheol-soo, who worked as an assistant director on the Kim Ki-duk films Samaritan Girl and Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring. The film was a runaway hit in Korea, with the box-office returns far exceeding its budget.
Bedevil, Bedeviled, Bedevilled or The Bedevilled may refer to:
Usage examples of "bedevilled".
Against the bullying and bedevilled tike, we can set the adolescent dreamer, the boy who tenderly nursed his apocalyptic hopes.