bedevil

Found in thesaurus: harass, plague, provoke, hassle, molest, beset, harry, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, be

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bedevil
v. harass, bother; torment; make crazy or frantic

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Bedevil
Bedevil is a 1993 Australian horror film directed by Tracey Moffatt. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.

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bedevil

Verb
1. treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
(synonym) torment, rag, crucify, dun, frustrate
(hypernym) harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
(hyponym) madden
(derivation) badgering, worrying, torment, bedevilment
2. 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"
(synonym) confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, confound, discombobulate
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) demoralize
(verb-group) confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off


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Bedevil
(v. t.)
To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment.
  
 
(v. t.)
To spoil; to corrupt.
  

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