- bedevil (v.)
[bedevil 词源字典]
- 1768, "to treat diabolically, abuse," from be- + verbal use of devil (q.v.). Meaning "to mischievously confuse" is from 1755; that of "to drive frantic" is from 1823. Related: Bedeviled (1570s, in a literal sense, "possessed"); bedeviling.[bedevil etymology, bedevil origin, 英语词源]