bedevilv.

/bɪˈdɛv(ə)l/

Forms: Also 1500s beedivel.

Etymology: < be- prefix 5, 6 + devil v.

1. To treat diabolically, with diabolical violence, ribaldry, or abuse.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > treat violently [verb (transitive)]

outragec1390

to do violence untoa1393

to lay violent hands on (or upon)a1428

to put hand(s) to (also in, on)1526

surprise1548

violate1584

violenta1661

bedevil1768

strong-arm1896

1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 87 He had been..be-devil'd..at every stage he had come at.

1809 Ld. Byron Eng. Bards & Sc. Reviewers (ed. 2) Postscr. My poor..Muse..they have..so be-deviled with their..ribaldry.

2. To ‘possess’ with, or as with, a devil.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [verb (transitive)] > possess or assail (a person)

rideeOE

possede1392

obsess1440

possessa1513

indevil1604

inspirit1675

endiableea1734

bedevil1834

bespirit1862

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. iii. 79/2 One age, he is hagridden, bewitched; the next, priestridden, befooled; in all ages, bedevilled.

1861 W. M. Thackeray Four Georges i. 34 People who have to deal with her are charmed, and fascinated, and bedeviled.

3. To drive frantic, to bewilder with worry; to torment, worry, ‘bother’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > harass [verb (transitive)]

tawc893

ermec897

swencheOE

besetOE

bestandc1000

teenOE

baitc1175

grieve?c1225

war?c1225

noyc1300

pursuec1300

travailc1300

to work (also do) annoyc1300

tribula1325

worka1325

to hold wakenc1330

chase1340

twistc1374

wrap1380

cumbera1400

harrya1400

vexc1410

encumber1413

inquiet1413

molest?a1425

course1466

persecutec1475

trouble1489

sturt1513

hare1523

hag1525

hale1530

exercise1531

to grate on or upon1532

to hold or keep waking1533

infest1533

scourge1540

molestate1543

pinch1548

trounce1551

to shake upa1556

tire1558

moila1560

pester1566

importune1578

hunt1583

moider1587

bebait1589

commacerate1596

bepester1600

ferret1600

harsell1603

hurry1611

gall1614

betoil1622

weary1633

tribulatea1637

harass1656

dun1659

overharry1665

worry1671

haul1678

to plague the life out of1746

badger1782

hatchel1800

worry1811

bedevil1823

devil1823

victimize1830

frab1848

mither1848

to pester the life out of1848

haik1855

beplague1870

chevy1872

obsede1876

to get on ——1880

to load up with1880

tail-twist1898

hassle1901

heckle1920

snooter1923

hassle1945

to breathe down (the back of) (someone's) neck1946

to bust (a person's) chops1953

noodge1960

monster1967

1823 T. Moore Fables Holy Alliance Fab. 2. 107. 549 Satires at the Court they levelled..That soon, in short, they quite bedevilled Their Majesties and Royal Highnesses.

1878 P. Bayne Chief Actors Puritan Revol. vi. 230 He did so dazzle and bewilder and bedevil the poor man.

4. To ‘play the devil with’; to transform mischievously or bewilderingly, to corrupt, spoil, confound, or muddle.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > [verb (transitive)]

forbraidc888

besmiteeOE

awemOE

filec1175

soila1250

envenomc1300

beshrewc1325

shrew1338

corrumpa1340

corrupt1382

subvertc1384

tache1390

poison1395

infect?c1400

intoxicatec1450

deprave1482

corrup1483

rust1493

turkess?1521

vitiate1534

prevary?1541

depravate1548

fester?1548

turkish1560

wry1563

taint1573

disalter1579

prevaricate1595

sophisticate1597

invitiate1598

fashion1600

tack1601

debauch1603

deturpate1623

disaltern1635

ulcer1642

deboise1654

Neronize1673

demoralize1794

bedevil1800

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > confuse or disorder [verb (transitive)]

disparplea1400

rufflea1400

mingle-mangle1549

confound1553

jumblea1575

barbulye1588

Babelize1600

embroil1603

puddlea1616

confuse1630

jargogle1692

mishmash1694

to make a mull of1821

inturbidatea1834

bedevil1844

to ball up1884

jazz1914

scramble1927

balls1947

1800 Edinb. Rev. 9 108 A room and furniture ‘bedeviled’ by taste.

1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey IV. vi. i. 19 So bedevil a bottle of Geisenheim..you wouldn't know it from the greenest Tokay.

1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby II. iv. v. 47 The country attorneys..had so bedevilled the registration.

1851 C. Kingsley Yeast x. 186 To bedevil, by the light of those very already dimmed eyes, the objects around.

5. To bring into the condition of a devil.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [verb (transitive)] > demonize

diabolize1653

devilizea1656

diabolify1657

demonize1775

satanize1854

bedevil1862

1862 J. Brown Horæ Subs. 219 [Art] cannot regenerate, neither can it..bedevil mankind.

6. To call devil, stigmatize as a devil.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	bedevil
释义	bedevilv. /bɪˈdɛv(ə)l/ Forms: Also 1500s beedivel. Etymology: < be- prefix 5, 6 + devil v. 1. To treat diabolically, with diabolical violence, ribaldry, or abuse. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > treat violently [verb (transitive)] outragec1390 to do violence untoa1393 to lay violent hands on (or upon)a1428 to put hand(s) to (also in, on)1526 surprise1548 violate1584 violenta1661 bedevil1768 strong-arm1896 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 87 He had been..be-devil'd..at every stage he had come at. 1809 Ld. Byron Eng. Bards & Sc. Reviewers (ed. 2) Postscr. My poor..Muse..they have..so be-deviled with their..ribaldry. 2. To ‘possess’ with, or as with, a devil. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [verb (transitive)] > possess or assail (a person) rideeOE possede1392 obsess1440 possessa1513 indevil1604 inspirit1675 endiableea1734 bedevil1834 bespirit1862 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. iii. 79/2 One age, he is hagridden, bewitched; the next, priestridden, befooled; in all ages, bedevilled. 1861 W. M. Thackeray Four Georges i. 34 People who have to deal with her are charmed, and fascinated, and bedeviled. 3. To drive frantic, to bewilder with worry; to torment, worry, ‘bother’. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > harass [verb (transitive)] tawc893 ermec897 swencheOE besetOE bestandc1000 teenOE baitc1175 grieve?c1225 war?c1225 noyc1300 pursuec1300 travailc1300 to work (also do) annoyc1300 tribula1325 worka1325 to hold wakenc1330 chase1340 twistc1374 wrap1380 cumbera1400 harrya1400 vexc1410 encumber1413 inquiet1413 molest?a1425 course1466 persecutec1475 trouble1489 sturt1513 hare1523 hag1525 hale1530 exercise1531 to grate on or upon1532 to hold or keep waking1533 infest1533 scourge1540 molestate1543 pinch1548 trounce1551 to shake upa1556 tire1558 moila1560 pester1566 importune1578 hunt1583 moider1587 bebait1589 commacerate1596 bepester1600 ferret1600 harsell1603 hurry1611 gall1614 betoil1622 weary1633 tribulatea1637 harass1656 dun1659 overharry1665 worry1671 haul1678 to plague the life out of1746 badger1782 hatchel1800 worry1811 bedevil1823 devil1823 victimize1830 frab1848 mither1848 to pester the life out of1848 haik1855 beplague1870 chevy1872 obsede1876 to get on ——1880 to load up with1880 tail-twist1898 hassle1901 heckle1920 snooter1923 hassle1945 to breathe down (the back of) (someone's) neck1946 to bust (a person's) chops1953 noodge1960 monster1967 1823 T. Moore Fables Holy Alliance Fab. 2. 107. 549 Satires at the Court they levelled..That soon, in short, they quite bedevilled Their Majesties and Royal Highnesses. 1878 P. Bayne Chief Actors Puritan Revol. vi. 230 He did so dazzle and bewilder and bedevil the poor man. 4. To ‘play the devil with’; to transform mischievously or bewilderingly, to corrupt, spoil, confound, or muddle. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > [verb (transitive)] forbraidc888 besmiteeOE awemOE filec1175 soila1250 envenomc1300 beshrewc1325 shrew1338 corrumpa1340 corrupt1382 subvertc1384 tache1390 poison1395 infect?c1400 intoxicatec1450 deprave1482 corrup1483 rust1493 turkess?1521 vitiate1534 prevary?1541 depravate1548 fester?1548 turkish1560 wry1563 taint1573 disalter1579 prevaricate1595 sophisticate1597 invitiate1598 fashion1600 tack1601 debauch1603 deturpate1623 disaltern1635 ulcer1642 deboise1654 Neronize1673 demoralize1794 bedevil1800 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > confuse or disorder [verb (transitive)] disparplea1400 rufflea1400 mingle-mangle1549 confound1553 jumblea1575 barbulye1588 Babelize1600 embroil1603 puddlea1616 confuse1630 jargogle1692 mishmash1694 to make a mull of1821 inturbidatea1834 bedevil1844 to ball up1884 jazz1914 scramble1927 balls1947 1800 Edinb. Rev. 9 108 A room and furniture ‘bedeviled’ by taste. 1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey IV. vi. i. 19 So bedevil a bottle of Geisenheim..you wouldn't know it from the greenest Tokay. 1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby II. iv. v. 47 The country attorneys..had so bedevilled the registration. 1851 C. Kingsley Yeast x. 186 To bedevil, by the light of those very already dimmed eyes, the objects around. 5. To bring into the condition of a devil. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [verb (transitive)] > demonize diabolize1653 devilizea1656 diabolify1657 demonize1775 satanize1854 bedevil1862 1862 J. Brown Horæ Subs. 219 [Art] cannot regenerate, neither can it..bedevil mankind. 6. To call devil, stigmatize as a devil. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020). > as lemmas bed-evil † bed-evil n. Obsolete illness that confines to bed. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > types > [noun] > confining disease bed-evil1609 1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem 107 Na defaulte nor essonzie of law, bot gif it be mal de lit, that is bed evill. extracted from bedn. < v.1768 as lemmas
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bedevilv.

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