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Bedevil

//bɪˈdɛvəl// verb

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

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

  2. 2
    be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly wordnet
  3. 3
    To perplex or bewilder.
  4. 4
    treat cruelly wordnet
  5. 5
    To possess (someone's mind).

Etymology

From be- + devil.

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