BEDEVIL as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • be confusing or perplexing to
    • cause to be unable to think clearly
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • These questions confuse even the experts
    • This question completely threw me
    • This question befuddled even the teacher
    Hypernyms(s) bedevil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • treat cruelly
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The children tormented the stuttering teacher
    Hypernyms(s) bedevil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)