bedevil
verb (used with object)
to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
had bedevilled
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past perfectof bedevil.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In the report - entitled 'Obsolescent and outgunned' - the committee highlighted the "bureaucratic procrastination" and "general ineptitude" which had "bedevilled" attempts to re-equip the Army over the past two decades.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2021
On 25-0 Zhang missed a black from its spot and Hendry, suddenly free of the mistakes and even gaffes which had bedevilled him all evening, settled to a run of 89.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 18, 2010
