bedevilment
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Bedevilment — Be*dev il*ment, n. The state of being bedeviled; bewildering confusion; vexatious trouble. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bedevilment — index detriment, harm, nuisance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bedevilment — 1825, from BEDEVIL (Cf. bedevil) + MENT (Cf. ment) … Etymology dictionary
bedevilment — noun see bedevil … New Collegiate Dictionary
bedevilment — noun The characteristic of being bedeviled … Wiktionary
bedevilment — n. confusion; confoundedness … English contemporary dictionary
bedevilment — be·dev·il·ment … English syllables
bedevilment — noun the act of harassing someone • Syn: ↑badgering, ↑worrying, ↑torment • Derivationally related forms: ↑bedevil, ↑torment (for: ↑torment), ↑worry … Useful english dictionary
bedevil — bedevilment, n. /bi dev euhl/, v.t., bedeviled, bedeviling or (esp. Brit.) bedevilled, bedevilling. 1. to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries. 2. to possess, as with a devil; bewitch. 3. to… … Universalium
badgering — noun the act of harassing someone • Syn: ↑worrying, ↑torment, ↑bedevilment • Derivationally related forms: ↑bedevil (for: ↑bedevilment), ↑torment ( … Useful english dictionary
