bedevil
verb (used with object)
to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
will bedevil
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future tenseof bedevil.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Deciding whom to prioritize for tests, who pays for them and how to verify the results will bedevil boardrooms in the coming months.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2022
We already know resistance to single drugs will bedevil COVID-19 treatments.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 29, 2020
“There is no justification for the muddle left by today’s decision,” he wrote, adding: “I fear that today’s decision will bedevil the lower courts.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2018
Watt’s arrival at Mr. Knott’s house presents the kind of conundrum that will bedevil him throughout his tenure there.
From The New Yorker ● May 3, 2017
It's a skill that will keep him safe, he says, from the myriad temptations that will bedevil him between middle school and marriage.
From Time Magazine Archive
