to devilled

Examples

• All

• The team was devilled by injuries all season, making it hard to win games.

• The noise from the construction devilled him all night.

• He felt devilled by doubts about his decision throughout the night.

• She felt devilled by his constant questions.

• She had been devilled by her constant worries about whether she would pass the exam.

• The athlete was devilled by injuries, which hampered his performance all season.

• He felt devilled by nagging thoughts about the upcoming deadline at work.

Synonyms

H

to haunt

vsto devilled

268 4.9

To keep appearing in someone's mind and cause worry

acts as a direct pestering action rather than a mental echo

T

to torment

vsto devilled

• NSFW

107 7.2

To cause someone to feel great physical or mental pain

includes milder pestering or lasting worry rather than extreme pain

H

to hag

vsto devilled

• NSFW

1 9.9

To bother someone for a long time and cause worry

lacks supernatural or witchy imagery and stays neutral in tone

D

to devil

vsto devilled

• UK

8.3

To annoy someone again and again with small problems

causes stronger more troubling worry or distress over time

T

tormented

vsto devilled

• NSFW

7.0

Feeling very strong pain in the mind or body

refers to causing worry or distress rather than being the suffering state

Antonyms

C

to comfort

172 1.0

To make someone feel less upset or in pain

How Tormented

to torment

• NSFW

107 7.2

to devilled

• Archaic

7.4

to pester

34 3.2

to annoy

246 1.0

to bother

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology