BEDEVILLING

BEDEVIL

confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate

(verb) be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; “These questions confuse even the experts”; “This question completely threw me”; “This question befuddled even the teacher”

torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate

(verb) treat cruelly; “The children tormented the stuttering teacher”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

bedevilling

(British) present participle of bedevil

Noun

bedevilling (plural bedevillings)

An act by which somebody is bedevilled; causing of trouble; harassment.

Source: Wiktionary

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BEDEVIL

Be*dev"il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedevilled (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedeviling or Bedevilling.]

1. To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment. Bedeviled and used worse than St. Bartholomew. Sterne.

2. To spoil; to corrupt. Wright.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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