bedevil

bedevil is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment.
2. transitive verb. To spoil; to corrupt.
3. verb. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

   "These questions confuse even the experts"

   "This question completely threw me"

   Synonyms: befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw

4. verb. treat cruelly

   "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

   Synonyms: crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment

Synonyms

befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment

Common word forms

bedevils, bedeviled, bedeviling, bedevilled, bedevilling, bedevilment

Words from these letters

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