bedevil
verb (used with object)
to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
is bedevilling
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present progressiveof bedevil (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Just how to balance the increasingly potent interests on display in Syria is bedevilling all who have tried.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2018
