bedevil — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To harass or cause trouble for; to plague.

   Synonyms

   disturbmolestpester

   Examples

   Guerrilla attacks continued to bedevil the larger army's supply routes.

   Mr. Levi may have been bedeviled by buried conflicts unrelated to Auschwitz.

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   Such amity is no small thing. The narrowing world of Yiddish theater has been bedeviled with one “broyges — a cherished term for a falling out — after another

   Michael De Santa (Ned Luke): You know, Devin [Devin Winston], the way I see it, and hey, I'm no intelligent businessman like you, but the way I see it, there's two great evils that bedevil American capitalism of the type that you practice.

2. To perplex or bewilder.

   Synonyms

   befuddlebemuse

3. To possess (someone's mind).

   Synonyms

   bodyjack

Verb

1. treat cruelly

   Synonyms

   tormentragcrucifydunfrustrate

   Broader terms

   harasshassleharrychivychivvychevychevvybesetplaguemolestprovoke

   Examples

   The children tormented the stuttering teacher

2. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

   Synonyms

   confusethrowfoxbefuddlefuddleconfounddiscombobulate

   Broader terms

   affectimpactbear uponbear ontouch ontouch

   Examples

   These questions confuse even the experts

   This question completely threw me

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   This question befuddled even the teacher