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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEDEVILLED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bedevilled 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 bedevilled in English.

WHAT DOES BEDEVILLED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bedevilled

Bedevilled is a 1955 crime film directed by Mitchell Leisen. It stars Anne Baxter and Steve Forrest.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BEDEVILLED

PRESENT

Present
I bedevilled
you bedevilled
he/she/it bedevilleds
we bedevilled
you bedevilled
they bedevilled
Present continuous
I am bedevilledding
you are bedevilledding
he/she/it is bedevilledding
we are bedevilledding
you are bedevilledding
they are bedevilledding
Present perfect
I have bedevilledded
you have bedevilledded
he/she/it has bedevilledded
we have bedevilledded
you have bedevilledded
they have bedevilledded
Present perfect continuous
I have been bedevilledding
you have been bedevilledding
he/she/it has been bedevilledding
we have been bedevilledding
you have been bedevilledding
they have been bedevilledding
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 bedevilledded
you bedevilledded
he/she/it bedevilledded
we bedevilledded
you bedevilledded
they bedevilledded
Past continuous
I was bedevilledding
you were bedevilledding
he/she/it was bedevilledding
we were bedevilledding
you were bedevilledding
they were bedevilledding
Past perfect
I had bedevilledded
you had bedevilledded
he/she/it had bedevilledded
we had bedevilledded
you had bedevilledded
they had bedevilledded
Past perfect continuous
I had been bedevilledding
you had been bedevilledding
he/she/it had been bedevilledding
we had been bedevilledding
you had been bedevilledding
they had been bedevilledding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will bedevilled
you will bedevilled
he/she/it will bedevilled
we will bedevilled
you will bedevilled
they will bedevilled
Future continuous
I will be bedevilledding
you will be bedevilledding
he/she/it will be bedevilledding
we will be bedevilledding
you will be bedevilledding
they will be bedevilledding
Future perfect
I will have bedevilledded
you will have bedevilledded
he/she/it will have bedevilledded
we will have bedevilledded
you will have bedevilledded
they will have bedevilledded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bedevilledding
you will have been bedevilledding
he/she/it will have been bedevilledding
we will have been bedevilledding
you will have been bedevilledding
they will have been bedevilledding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would bedevilled
you would bedevilled
he/she/it would bedevilled
we would bedevilled
you would bedevilled
they would bedevilled
Conditional continuous
I would be bedevilledding
you would be bedevilledding
he/she/it would be bedevilledding
we would be bedevilledding
you would be bedevilledding
they would be bedevilledding
Conditional perfect
I would have bedevilled
you would have bedevilled
he/she/it would have bedevilled
we would have bedevilled
you would have bedevilled
they would have bedevilled
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bedevilledding
you would have been bedevilledding
he/she/it would have been bedevilledding
we would have been bedevilledding
you would have been bedevilledding
they would have been bedevilledding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you bedevilled
we let´s bedevilled
you bedevilled
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to bedevilled
Past participle
bedevilledded
Present Participle
bedevilledding
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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEDEVILLED

bedeafen
bedeck
bedecked
bedeguar
bedel
bedell
bedellship
bedelship
bedesman
bedesmen
bedevil
bedevilling
bedevilment
bedew
bedfast
bedfellow
Bedford
Bedford cord
Bedfordshire
bedframe

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEDEVILLED

called
char-grilled
chilled
devilled
filled
frilled
fulfilled
gold-filled
grilled
instilled
milled
skilled
stencilled
strong-willed
thrilled
unbilled
unfilled
unfulfilled
unskilled
weak-willed
willed

Synonyms and antonyms of bedevilled in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BEDEVILLED»

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

Translation of «bedevilled» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEDEVILLED

Find out the translation of bedevilled to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bedevilled from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bedevilled» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

困扰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acosado
570 millions of speakers

English

bedevilled
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bedeviled
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أفسدت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

терзал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atormentado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিপর্যস্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tourmenté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bosan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bedeviled
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悩ま
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bedeviled
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bedhepe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điêu đứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொல்லையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गडबड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bedeviled
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tormentato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

utrudnione
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

терзав
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chinuit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιδεινώθηκε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beduiwel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bedeviled
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bedevilled
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bedevilled

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEDEVILLED»

The term «bedevilled» is regularly used and occupies the 89.071 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEDEVILLED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bedevilled» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bedevilled» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bedevilled

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEDEVILLED»

Discover the use of bedevilled in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bedevilled and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Erin Bedevilled
Charles Dillon. “ The Colonel will decide what t' do wi' ye. Follow me,” he demanded, and the six soldiers fell in behind. My face flushed red and my bad humor rose as I was escorted under guard to the military camp that was located just to the ...
Charles Dillon, 2001
2
Bewitched & Bedevilled: Women write the Gillard years
<i>Bewitched and Bedevilled: Women Write the Gillard Years</i> is a provocative analysis of Australian attitudes towards Julia Gillard, the nation’s first female Prime Minister.
Samantha Trenoweth, 2013
3
A History of Eastern Europe: Crisis and Change
While mainly focusing on the modern era - the effects of ethnic nationalism, fascism and communism - this history also offers revisionist coverage of topics such as the Hussite Revolution, and the rise and decline of the Polish-Lithuanian ...
Robert Bideleux, 1998
4
Geography and the Environment in Southeast Asia: Proceedings ...
The title of this paper, 'Exorcising the Bedevilled City of Angels', might refer to any extant metropolitan complex. It does refer to Bangkok, pre-eminent example of the primate city and the capital of Thailand. Bangkok, or more properly Krung ...
R.D. Hill, Jennifer M. Bray, 1978
5
Wilderness Lost: The Religious Origins of the American Mind
'Methinks this doctrine of yours, about all mankind being bedevilled, will work a deal of mischief; seeing that by implication it absolves you mortals from moral accountability. Furthermore, as your doctrine is exceedingly evil ... it follows that you ...
David Ross Williams, 1987
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Deterrence in the Twenty-first Century Proceedings
Bedevilled. by. History. The fractious and turbulent history of the Caucasus and Russia's role there during the empire, the Soviet years and subsequently, formed the backdrop to the 2008 war. Throughout the nineteenth century, Georgia was ...
Air University (U.S.). Air Force Research Institute, 2010
7
Nature and Culture in Western Discourses
Such questions have haunted the development of social theory. In this fascinating book, Stephen Horigan argues that our thinking on these matters has been bedevilled by the enlightenment distinction between nature and culture.
Stephen Horigan, 2014
8
New Man for the New Millennium
Osho Says It Is Imperative That We Become New Human Beings As We Enter The New Millennium.
Osho, 2000
9
Pope Francis: Untying the Knots
And his behaviour during Argentina's Dirty War, when military death squads snatched innocent people from the streets, raised serious questions - on which this book casts new light.Yet something dramatic then happened to Jorge Mario ...
Paul Vallely, 2013
10
The Neon Wilderness
'Algren's short stories are now generally acknowledged to be literary triumphs' - NY Times 'Since the publication of The Neon Wilderness.
Nelson Algren, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEDEVILLED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bedevilled is used in the context of the following news items.
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Deadline in doubt in Iran talks final act
... outstanding issues have been resolved by teams of experts, but the same tough areas that remain have bedevilled the talks since the start. «Middle East Eye, Jul 15»
2
Egypt set to approve contentious anti-terror law
President Abdul Fattah Al Sissi is expected to approve the law this week, after pledging tough measures against militants who have bedevilled ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
3
John Doyle: CBC's Still Standing gets laughs in small-town Canada
Tonight, he's in Souris, PEI, a fishing village that has stood for 200 years and takes its name from a plague of mice that bedevilled the place in ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
4
Small cosmic 'fish' points to big haul for SKA Pathfinder
Many radio telescopes are bedevilled by 'radio interference'—unwanted signals that clutter up the spectrum. "That makes looking for this kind ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
5
Egypt poised to approve disputed anti-terror law
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is expected to approve the law this week, after pledging tough measures against militants who have bedevilled ... «Khaleej Times, Jul 15»
6
Actress tries to escape stereotypes
In “The Chaser” and “Bedevilled,” I was the victim of a horrifying crime case. But this time Hae-rim was neither an assailant nor a victim and it ... «Korea JoongAng Daily, Jul 15»
7
Average Nigerian not well placed to cope with increasing consumer …
... of a majority of the country's workforce, has been bedevilled by serious cash flow problems thereby affecting the wages of their workforce. «BusinessDay, Jul 15»
8
Zambia to community radio: you are on your own
“The sector has great potential to grow but it is bedevilled by a lot of problems,” the report concluded. “They range from policy ambivalence to ... «Radio Survivor, Jul 15»
9
Iran nuclear talks could go either way: US Secretary of State John …
Some of the hardest issues still left have bedevilled the talks since the start -- probing allegations that in the past Iran sought nuclear weapons, ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
10
Nigeria's new President inherits firestorm of troubles
7 petroleum producer bedevilled by fuel and power shortages. “I urge you all to ensure that we surmount these enormous challenges facing us ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

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