Bedevilment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of harassing someone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæfkɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɑːnˈɒtəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɑːnˈɒtəʊ/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæfkɪl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

worrying torment badgering

Word Forms

worry	verb	disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
torment	verb	treat cruelly
bedevil	verb	treat cruelly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bedeutung

die Handlung, jemanden zu belästigen

🇫🇷French

trouble

le fait de harceler quelqu'un

🇪🇸Spanish

molestia

el acto de acosar a alguien

🇮🇹Italian

tormento

l'atto di molestare qualcuno

🇳🇱Dutch

bezetenheid

de handeling waarbij iemand wordt lastiggevallen

🇵🇹Portuguese

atormentação

o ato de assediar alguém

🇷🇺Russian

замешательство

акт преследования кого-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शैतानी

किसी को परेशान करने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

বেহায়াপনা

কাউকে হয়রানি করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

பிசாசு

ஒருவரை துன்புறுத்தும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మంచము

ఒకరిని వేధించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

दुष्टपणा

एखाद्याला त्रास देण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

દયા

કોઈને હેરાન કરવાનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆಡ್ಡೆವಿಲ್ಮೆಂಟ್

ಯಾರಿಗಾದರೂ ಕಿರುಕುಳ ನೀಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കിടപ്പാടം

ആരെയെങ്കിലും ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਨਾਮੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدگمانی

کسی کو ہراساں کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

困扰

骚扰某人的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

悪魔

誰かに嫌がらせをする行為

🇰🇷Korean

괴로움

누군가를 괴롭히는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tàn phá

hành động quấy rối ai đó

🇹🇭Thai

ความชั่วร้าย

การกระทำที่คุกคามใครบางคน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekacauan

tindakan melecehkan seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

kalokohan

ang gawa ng panliligalig sa isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

perbuatan jahat

perbuatan mengganggu seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفساد

فعل مضايقة شخص ما

🇮🇷Persian

شیطان پرستی

عمل آزار و اذیت کسی

🇹🇷Turkish

perişanlık

birini taciz etme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

השטן

מעשה הטרדה של מישהו

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The primary meaning of 'bedevilment' is 'the act of harassing someone'.

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'bedevilment' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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