bedevil

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: be=dev=il

CIDE DICTIONARY

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.  [1913 Webster]

  "Bedeviled and used worse than St. Bartholomew."  [1913 Webster]
•  To spoil; to corrupt.  Wright.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bedevil, v.tr. (bedevilled, bedevilling; US bedeviled, bedeviling)
1 plague; afflict.
2 confound; confuse.
3 possess as if with a devil; bewitch.
4 treat with diabolical violence or abuse.

Derivative

bedevilment n.

THESAURUS

bedevil

aggravate, annoy, badger, bait, be at, beset, bewitch, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, chivy, demonize, devil, devilize, diabolize, discompose, distemper, disturb, dog, exasperate, exercise, fash, get, gripe, harass, harry, heckle, hector, hex, hoodoo, hound, irk, jinx, miff, molest, nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, obsess, overlook, peeve, persecute, pester, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, possess, pother, provoke, ride, rile, roil, ruffle, tantalize, tease, torment, try the patience, tweak the nose, vex, voodoo, witch, worry

ROGET THESAURUS

bedevil

Derangement

VB derange, disarrange, misarrange, displace, misplace, mislay, discompose, disorder, deorganize, discombobulate, disorganize, embroil, unsettle, disturb, confuse, trouble, perturb, jumble, tumble, shuffle, randomize, huddle, muddle, toss, hustle, fumble, riot, bring into disorder, put into disorder, throw into disorder, muss, break the ranks, disconcert, convulse, break in upon, unhinge, dislocate, put out of joint, throw out of gear, turn topsy-turvy, bedevil, complicate, involve, perplex, confound, imbrangle, embrangle, tangle, entangle, ravel, tousle, towzle, dishevel, ruffle, rumple, litter, scatter, mix, rearrange.

Sorcery

VB practice sorcery, cast a nativity, conjure, exorcise, charm, enchant, bewitch, bedevil, hoodoo, voodoo, entrance, mesmerize, magnetize, fascinate, taboo, wave a wand, rub the ring, rub the lamp, cast a spell, call up spirits, call up spirits from the vasty deep, raise spirits from the dead.