Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bedevilment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-dev-il-ment
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being bedeviled.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English bedevil Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English bedevilment From bedevil + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bedevilments (plural)

Synonyms

badgering worrying torment

Questions

What does bedevilment mean?: The characteristic of being bedeviled.
Where does bedevilment come from?: Etymology tree English bedevil Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English bedevilment From bedevil + -ment.

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