bedevil
verb (used with object)
to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
bedevils
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present tense formof bedevil (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Their complexity bedevils the computer models that simulate how the climate could evolve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
But those projects can be far from its data centers, a mismatch between supply and demand that bedevils the fractured and aging U.S. power grid.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
It is a problem that Sullivan admits bedevils him to this day, although he also notes that CPAPs have evolved over the years to become much more comfortable than during his 1980 experiment.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2023
As for the play, much still bedevils it.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2023
I don’t claim that Powell had it all figured out: American history bedevils the most earnest attempts to make sense of it.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
