Bedevil

v. t.	1.	To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment. [imp. & p. p. Bedevilled ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedeviling or Bedevilling.] Bedeviled and used worse than St. Bartholomew. - Sterne.
	2.	To spoil; to corrupt.

Verb	1.	bedevil - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" Synonyms: dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify
	2.	bedevil - 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" Synonyms: befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw

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, harry, heckle, hector, hex, hoodoo, hound, jinx, miff, molest, nag, needle, nudzh, obsess, overlook, peeve, persecute, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, possess, pother, provoke, ride, rile, roil, ruffle, tantalize, try the patience, tweak the nose, voodoo, witch