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bedevil

/bɪˈdevl/verb

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लंबे समय तक परेशान करना, (समस्याओं से) ग्रस्त रखना

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verbbedevilled, bedevilling (North American bedeviled, bedeviling)
  1. 1

    [T, often passive] ~ sb/sth formal

    to cause a lot of problems for somebody or something over a long period of time

    लंबे समय तक परेशान करना, (समस्याओं से) ग्रस्त रखना

    • The project has been bedevilled by delays and rising costs.
    • Injuries have bedevilled his career.

    Synonyms plague beset dog afflict trouble

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

plague beset dog afflict trouble

§Grammar and usage

Bedevil is mostly used in the passive with by, as in 'bedevilled by problems'.

Bedevil अधिकतर passive में by के साथ प्रयोग होता है, जैसे 'bedevilled by problems'।