bedevil

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈdɛvəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈdɛvəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi dev′əl)

Inflections of 'bedevil' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
bedevils
v 3rd person singular
bedevilling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
bedeviling
v pres p (US)
bedevilled
v past (Mainly UK)
bedeviled
v past (US)
bedevilled
v past p (Mainly UK)
bedeviled
v past p (US)

bedevil
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2025
Sense: To plague
Synonyms:
harass Collocations, torment, beset, bother Collocations, plague Collocations, pester, hector, persecute, aggravate (slang), irritate, annoy, disturb Collocations, molest, nag Collocations, needle Collocations, nettle, possess Collocations, tease Collocations, vex, badger Collocations, bug Collocations (slang), trouble Collocations
Sense: To confuse completely
Synonyms:
baffle Collocations, bewilder, muddle Collocations, confuse Collocations, bemuse, confound


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