"bedeviling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bedevilings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bedeviling (plural bedevilings)
  1. An act by which somebody is bedevilled; causing of trouble; harassment.
    Sense id: en-bedeviling-en-noun-u9O19IF6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bedevilling [UK]

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bedeviling
  1. (US) present participle and gerund of bedevil Tags: US, form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: bedevil
    Sense id: en-bedeviling-en-verb-freE21xL Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bedevilling [UK]

Inflected forms

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