BEDEVIL


Meaning of BEDEVIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bi-ˈde-vəl, bē- ]

transitive verb

Date: 1574

1. : to possess with or as if with a devil

2. : to cause distress : trouble

3. : to change for the worse : spoil

4. : to confuse utterly : bewilder

• be·dev·il·ment -mənt noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.