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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bedaff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bedaff
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To befool; make a fool of.

Transitive verb

verb

To confound or stupefy.

British usage; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English bedaffen, bidaffen, equivalent to be- + daff.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bedaffs (present, singular) bedaffing (participle, present) bedaffed (past) bedaffed (participle, past) bedaft (participle, past)

Derived Forms

bedaft

Questions

What does bedaff mean?
To befool; make a fool of.
Where does bedaff come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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