Bedevil
verb
To cause a lot of problems or difficulties for someone or something.
The project was bedevilled by problems from the start.
Often appears as...
- bedevil a project
- bedevil a plan
verb
To confuse or worry someone continuously.
The question that bedevils us is, how are we going to pay the debts.
Often appears as...
- bedevil a person
- bedevil an organization
verb
To cause a lot of problems or difficulties for someone or something.
The project was bedevilled by problems from the start.
Often appears as...
- bedevil a project
- bedevil a plan
verb
To confuse or worry someone continuously.
The question that bedevils us is, how are we going to pay the debts.
Often appears as...
- bedevil a person
- bedevil an organization
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Project Troubles
Used to signal continuous problems in a work project or plan.
Their initiative to digitize records was bedeviled by technical glitches.
Pro Tip 2/3Hindered Progress
Implies ongoing issues preventing successful completion of a task.
Efforts to reform the education system were bedeviled by outdated policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Carries a negative tone, often pointing to serious and frustrating problems.
The software release was bedeviled by security vulnerabilities.
Pro Tip 1/3Project Troubles
Used to signal continuous problems in a work project or plan.
Their initiative to digitize records was bedeviled by technical glitches.
Pro Tip 2/3Hindered Progress
Implies ongoing issues preventing successful completion of a task.
Efforts to reform the education system were bedeviled by outdated policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Carries a negative tone, often pointing to serious and frustrating problems.
The software release was bedeviled by security vulnerabilities.
Pro Tip 1/3Project Troubles
Used to signal continuous problems in a work project or plan.
Their initiative to digitize records was bedeviled by technical glitches.
Pro Tip 2/3Hindered Progress
Implies ongoing issues preventing successful completion of a task.
Efforts to reform the education system were bedeviled by outdated policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Carries a negative tone, often pointing to serious and frustrating problems.
The software release was bedeviled by security vulnerabilities.
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Why we make bad...
The comparisons we make when we are appraising value, where we're trying to estimate how much we'll like things, are not the same comparisons we'll be making when we consume them. This problem of shifting comparisons can bedevil
Video examples
Why we make bad...
The comparisons we make when we are appraising value, where we're trying to estimate how much we'll like things, are not the same comparisons we'll be making when we consume them. This problem of shifting comparisons can bedevil
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Quote examples
Don Kardong
American Athlete
Eventually, competition and adventure wane, and I enter my ibuprofen phase. Tweaky hamstrings and achy knees restrict mileage, but I continue running for health, sanity, and the ritual of a Sunday trail run with like-minded buddies. We discuss the nagging injuries that bedevil us, and remember the good old days when we were kings.
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Paul Dini
American Writer
Boo & Hiss' has been a passion project of mine for a couple of years. I was intrigued with the idea of what would happen in a classic cartoon predator/prey relationship if the predator - in this case, a cat - got to finally do in his adversary only to have the mouse return as a ghost and bedevil the cat.
Quote examples
Don Kardong
American Athlete
Eventually, competition and adventure wane, and I enter my ibuprofen phase. Tweaky hamstrings and achy knees restrict mileage, but I continue running for health, sanity, and the ritual of a Sunday trail run with like-minded buddies. We discuss the nagging injuries that bedevil us, and remember the good old days when we were kings.
Quote examples
Paul Dini
American Writer
Boo & Hiss' has been a passion project of mine for a couple of years. I was intrigued with the idea of what would happen in a classic cartoon predator/prey relationship if the predator - in this case, a cat - got to finally do in his adversary only to have the mouse return as a ghost and bedevil the cat.
Example 1 of 2
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