bedevil

To trouble or annoy persistently; to torment or harass.

ruПостоянно беспокоить или раздражать; мучить или донимать.esMolestar o irritar constantemente; atormentar o acosar de manera persistente.frTourmenter ou importuner constamment ; harceler, tracasser ou obséder quelqu'un.deJemanden ständig beunruhigen, plagen oder quälen; jemandem das Leben schwer machen oder ihn hartnäckig verfolgen.ptAtormentar ou incomodar alguém de forma constante; perseguir ou afligir repetidamente. Também pode significar causar dificuldades ou problemas persistentes a algo.zh不断困扰或烦扰；折磨或纠缠。arيُزعج أو يُضايق باستمرار؛ يُعذّب أو يُلاحق بلا انقطاع.

1. To torment or harass C1 formal

   To cause persistent trouble, distress, or suffering to someone or something.

   • The village was bedeviled by a series of mysterious thefts.
   • He felt bedeviled by his own doubts and fears.
   • The project was bedeviled by constant delays and budget cuts.

   ruМучать или преследоватьesAtormentar o acosarfrtourmenter, harcelerdeQuälen oder verfolgenptAtormentar ou perseguirzh折磨或骚扰arتعذيب أو مضايقة

   同义词: afflictbesetharassharryhasslepersecuteplaguetormentvexworry

   反义词: assuagecomfortconsoledelightpleaserelievesoothe

2. To confuse or perplex C1 formal

   To cause someone to be unable to think clearly; to bewilder or confound.

   • The complex instructions bedeviled even the most experienced technicians.
   • The paradox bedeviled philosophers for centuries.
   • The contradictory evidence bedeviled the jury.

   ruСбивать с толкуesconfundir o desconcertarfrConfondre, déconcerterdeVerwirrenptConfundirzh使困惑arيُربك ويُحيّر

   同义词: bafflebewilderconfoundmystifyperplexpuzzletormentvex

   反义词: clarifyenlightenexplainilluminate

• bedeviled past participle
• bedevilled past participle
• bedeviled past simple
• bedevilled past simple
• bedeviling present participle
• bedevilling present participle
• bedevils third person singular