Bedevil Definition

bedevil
verb
  1. treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
  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"

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