Meaning of "bedevil" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF BEDEVIL

bedevil  [bɪˈdɛvəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEDEVIL

Bedevil is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bedevil in English.

WHAT DOES BEDEVIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bedevil

Bedevil is a 1993 Australian horror film directed by Tracey Moffatt. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.

Definition of bedevil in the English dictionary

The first definition of bedevil in the dictionary is to harass or torment. Other definition of bedevil is to throw into confusion. Bedevil is also to possess, as with a devil.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BEDEVIL

PRESENT

Present

I bedevil

you bedevil

he/she/it bedevils

we bedevil

you bedevil

they bedevil

Present continuous

I am bedeviling

you are bedeviling

he/she/it is bedeviling

we are bedeviling

you are bedeviling

they are bedeviling

Present perfect

I have bedeviled

you have bedeviled

he/she/it has bedeviled

we have bedeviled

you have bedeviled

they have bedeviled

Present perfect continuous

I have been bedeviling

you have been bedeviling

he/she/it has been bedeviling

we have been bedeviling

you have been bedeviling

they have been bedeviling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I bedeviled

you bedeviled

he/she/it bedeviled

we bedeviled

you bedeviled

they bedeviled

Past continuous

I was bedeviling

you were bedeviling

he/she/it was bedeviling

we were bedeviling

you were bedeviling

they were bedeviling

Past perfect

I had bedeviled

you had bedeviled

he/she/it had bedeviled

we had bedeviled

you had bedeviled

they had bedeviled

Past perfect continuous

I had been bedeviling

you had been bedeviling

he/she/it had been bedeviling

we had been bedeviling

you had been bedeviling

they had been bedeviling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will bedevil

you will bedevil

he/she/it will bedevil

we will bedevil

you will bedevil

they will bedevil

Future continuous

I will be bedeviling

you will be bedeviling

he/she/it will be bedeviling

we will be bedeviling

you will be bedeviling

they will be bedeviling

Future perfect

I will have bedeviled

you will have bedeviled

he/she/it will have bedeviled

we will have bedeviled

you will have bedeviled

they will have bedeviled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been bedeviling

you will have been bedeviling

he/she/it will have been bedeviling

we will have been bedeviling

you will have been bedeviling

they will have been bedeviling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would bedevil

you would bedevil

he/she/it would bedevil

we would bedevil

you would bedevil

they would bedevil

Conditional continuous

I would be bedeviling

you would be bedeviling

he/she/it would be bedeviling

we would be bedeviling

you would be bedeviling

they would be bedeviling

Conditional perfect

I would have bedevil

you would have bedevil

he/she/it would have bedevil

we would have bedevil

you would have bedevil

they would have bedevil

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been bedeviling

you would have been bedeviling

he/she/it would have been bedeviling

we would have been bedeviling

you would have been bedeviling

they would have been bedeviling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you bedevil
we let´s bedevil
you bedevil

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to bedevil

Past participle

bedeviled

Present Participle

bedeviling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BEDEVIL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bedevil» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of bedevil

afflict · aggravate · breathe down someone´s neck · confound · confuse · distress · frustrate · harass · hassle · irk · irritate · pester · plague · torment · torture · trouble · vex · worry

TRANSLATION OF BEDEVIL

Find out the translation of bedevil to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bedevil from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bedevil» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 困扰
• Translator English - Spanish: bedevil
• English: bedevil
• Translator English - Hindi: सताना
• Translator English - Arabic: تربك
• Translator English - Russian: омрачать
• Translator English - Portuguese: atormentar
• Translator English - Bengali: উত্পীড়ন করা
• Translator English - French: tourmenter
• Translator English - Malay: Dada
• Translator English - German: erschweren
• Translator English - Japanese: 悩ませる
• Translator English - Korean: 현혹
• Translator English - Javanese: Bedevil
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trêu chọc
• Translator English - Tamil: பீடித்திரு
• Translator English - Marathi: वाईट वाटणे
• Translator English - Turkish: delirtmek
• Translator English - Italian: tormentare
• Translator English - Polish: oczarować
• Translator English - Ukrainian: затьмарювати
• Translator English - Romanian: da peste cap
• Translator English - Greek: bedevil
• Translator English - Afrikaans: beduiwel
• Translator English - Swedish: bedevil
• Translator English - Norwegian: bedevil

QUOTES WITH «BEDEVIL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bedevil.

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Don Kardong

Eventually, competition and adventure wane, and I enter my ibuprofen phase. Tweaky hamstrings and achy knees restrict mileage, but I continue running for health, sanity, and the ritual of a Sunday trail run with like-minded buddies. We discuss the nagging injuries that bedevil us, and remember the good old days when we were kings.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEDEVIL»

Discover the use of bedevil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bedevil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Fundraising Mistakes that Bedevil All Boards (and Staff ...

But the appeal of this book ? and it will become a classic ? is that in one place it gathers and discusses ALL of the biggest errors.Some, like the following, will be second nature if you've been in the field for long:o "Tax deductibility ...

Kay Sprinkel Grace, 2004

Bedevil:

After a car accident strips Ebenezer Royale the use of his lower limbs his high flying lifestyle comes to a crashing halt.

Penelope Fletcher, 2014

Nothing Ventured

Now what is this email from Bedevil? Bedevil was Guido's nickname for the full time private investigator he employed in Europe. Bedevil was based in London, but controlled Guido's information network for all of Europe including Italy.

J. J. Knight

All-Bedevil'D: Or, the House in a Hurry. A Farce

In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.

Moses Browne, 2010

Hysteria Beyond Freud

"Encyclopedically learned, up-to-date, authoritative, and altogether the best introduction to the subject that exists in any language."--Thomas Laqueur, author of "Making Sex"

Sander L. Gilman, 1993

Heritage Comics Auctions, Dallas Signature Auction Catalog #819

BEDEVIL. #. 3483 Daredevil Comics #1 Mile High pedigree (Lev Gleason, 1941) CGC NM 9.4 White pages. Sensational copy of one of the Golden Age's most famous comic books.The first issue in the run - that became Daredevil Comics with ...

Gary Dowell, Don Mangus, James L. Halperin (editor), 2005

Why Confederates Fought: Family and Nation in Civil War ...

Despite the massive volume of writing on the American Civil War, one of the fundamental questions about it continues to bedevil us.

Aaron Sheehan-Dean, 2009

Heaven's Needle: A Novel of Ithelas

The second book in an epic fantasy series featuring “an inspired new world where unexpected plot twists bedevil strong, clearly visualized characters, in a story that glints with intelligence and hums with life” (Publishers Weekly, ...

Liane Merciel, 2011

The New Legal Order in Hong Kong

Though they embrace a wide area, the contributions to this volume suggest that, while many problems lie ahead, Hong Kong's law and legal system seem adequately entrenched to endure well into the future.

Raymond Wacks, 1999

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CAROL LASEUR beDEVIL : COLONIAL IMAGES, ABORIGINAL MEMORIES The impetus for this essay was sparked by two separate, yet coincidental moments. I saw beDevil as part of the Jump Cut festival in Perth. The following morning, in a  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEDEVIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bedevil is used in the context of the following news items.

Rajnath Singh defends Shivraj Singh Chouhan, rules out CBI probe …

The Vyapam scam with its growing roster of mysterious deaths has become the latest controversy to bedevil the BJP and the Modi-led central ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»

The trouble with Trump's “Apprentice?” It was always one sentence …

... at being filthy rich, should the fates ever intervene and decree that, along with making pigs fly and blizzards bedevil hell, I should be wealthy. «Buffalo News, Jul 15»

ANALYSIS: The Chaudhry Game

An academic without some of the sectoral interests that bedevil the party, Mr Kishore recognised what this country needs. His leadership would ... «Fiji Sun Online, Jul 15»

Is Iran promoting ISIS as the new Palestinian leadership?

This is a foretaste of what will bedevil the region if the Iran nuclear negotiations give Tehran the resources and maneuvering room to assert ... «Asia Times, Jul 15»

Pre-election activism a bonus for Tanzania tourism

Until then it was the order of the day to bedevil the conservationists daring to put their information in to the public domain and even frame up ... «eTurboNews, Jul 15»

Alcohol turns Central men into 'zombies'

Stories of woes that bedevil the region were almost uniform in all areas we surveyed, but top among them is decline in birth rate and divorce, ... «K24 TV, Jul 15»

Vietnam anxiously wants to bring quick end to tourism crisis, but can …

The push for visa waivers comes at a time when the tourism crisis has continued to bedevil Vietnam. The number of international arrivals has ... «Thanh Nien Daily, Jul 15»

Feeling a little tendon

We discuss the nagging injuries that bedevil us, and share our horror stories. In doing so we remind ourselves to appreciate the periods free ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»

Project Efiase; Improving Public Safety

... bedevil the Service and has been compounding since colonial times from one administration to another—hence the need for Project Efiase, ... «Graphic Online, Jul 15»

Still On Toyin Saraki ...

... encouraged nor adopted the unnecessary bogus paraphernalia that arguably may bedevil the arena of spouses of elected public officials. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»