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Definition of Bedevilment
1. Noun. The act of harassing someone.
Generic synonyms: Harassment, Molestation
Derivative terms: Bedevil, Torment, Worry
Definition of Bedevilment
1. n. The state of being bedeviled; bewildering confusion; vexatious trouble.
Definition of Bedevilment
1. Noun. The characteristic of being bedeviled. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bedevilment
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bedevilment
Literary usage of Bedevilment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Original Plays by William Schwenck Gilbert (1908)
"If you'd do a little less bedevilment and do it well you'd make a better job of
it in ... It's not bedevilment. I'ma good fairy. Fog. Good, but stupid. Fog. ..."
2. The Will to Believe: And Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by William James (1911)
"... the general chaos and bedevilment of this world's experiences very well, were
he not the victim of an originally unlimited trust and affection' towards ..."
3. Thesaurus of English words and phrases by Peter Mark Roget (1883)
"Я. sorcery; occult -art, - sciences; magic, the black art, necromancy, theurgy,
thaumaturgy ; demou-ology, -omy, -ship ; diablerie, bedevilment ..."
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