bedevil
verb (used with object)
to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
bedevilment
-
a word derived from
bedevil.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Elena believes that Lila is her muse—and Lila forces Elena to succeed, through a combination of encouragement, generosity, and bedevilment.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 4, 2014
"We used to, back in the day, for the bedevilment of it."
From The Guardian ● Jan. 11, 2013
Bronx juries are to the New York police what third terms are to New York mayors: sources of bedevilment.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2011
Protest after protest against officious bedevilment has been sent to the Coast Guard's squat red-brick headquarters in Washington.
From Time Magazine Archive
When once the word "kîrât" is mentioned, flee the place, for you may be assured that it is the abode of all bedevilment.
From Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 by Marmaduke William Pickthall
