bedevilment

noun

Definition of bedevilmentnext
as in harassment
the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another constant bedevilments from a pesty neighbor kept me from finishing my work

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedevilment
  1. harassment
  2. disturbance
Noun
  • The suspect, 35-year-old Jorden Perozo, is charged with battery and harassment based on religious or ethnic heritage.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • He has been charged with second-degree murder, harassment, domestic assault, and tampering with physical evidence, according to court documents.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of harassment
Noun
  • The smallest robot was the most agile of the three, and the largest one was the best at maintaining its trajectory when faced with disturbances meant to throw it off course.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
  • On Thursday a tropical disturbance managed to overcome headwinds to become a tropical storm.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturbance
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“Bedevilment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedevilment. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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