Biting flies bedeviled the horses.
SYNONYM(S): worry, bother.The accountant was bedeviled in a mass of figures.
SYNONYM(S): confound.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dev|il|ment — «DEHV uhl muhnt», noun. devilish actions or behavior; deviltry; mischief: »What devilment are the boys up to now? … Useful english dictionary
dev·il·ment — /ˈdɛvl̩mənt/ noun [noncount] chiefly Brit formal : behavior that causes trouble engaging in all kinds of devilment [=mischief] : a desire to cause trouble Ruffians were breaking windows out of sheer devilment … Useful english dictionary
dev — be·dev·il·ler; be·dev·il·ment; dare·dev·il·ish; dare·dev·il·try; dev·as·tate; dev·as·ta·tion; dev·as·ta·tive; dev·as·ta·tor; dev·as·ta·vit; dev·il·dom; dev·il·er; dev·il·ism; dev·il·ize; dev·il·kin; dev·il·ment; dev·il·ry; dev·il·ward; dev·i·sat; … English syllables
be|dev´il|ler — be|dev|il «bih DEHV uhl», transitive verb, iled, il|ing or (especially British) illed, il|ling. 1. to trouble greatly; drive frantic; torment: »Biting flies bedeviled the horses. SYNONYM(S): worry, bother … Useful english dictionary
be|dev|il — «bih DEHV uhl», transitive verb, iled, il|ing or (especially British) illed, il|ling. 1. to trouble greatly; drive frantic; torment: »Biting flies bedeviled the horses. SYNONYM(S): worry, bother … Useful english dictionary
devilment — dev|il|ment [ˈdevəlmənt] n also dev|il|ry [ˈdevəlri][U] literary wild or bad behaviour that causes trouble ▪ eyes blazing with devilment … Dictionary of contemporary English
devilment — dev|il|ment [ devlmənt ] noun uncount OLD FASHIONED behavior that is intended to cause trouble but is usually done for fun … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
devilment — dev·il·ment … English syllables
devilment — dev•il•ment [[t]ˈdɛv əl mənt[/t]] n. mischief; deviltry • Etymology: 1765–75 … From formal English to slang
bedevilment — be·dev·il·ment … English syllables
