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bedevil, v.
(bedeviled, bedeviling, bedevilled, bedevilling, bedevils)

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
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bedevil befuddle confound confuse discombobulate fox fuddle throw

sample sentences

"These questions confuse even the experts"
"This question completely threw me"
"This question befuddled even the teacher"

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discombobulation

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hypernym

be

hyponym

demoralize puzzle, bewilder, mystify, baffle, amaze, perplex, vex, stick, get, beat, pose, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound disorient, disorientate

verb group

confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off

treat cruelly
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bedevil crucify dun frustrate rag torment

sample sentences

"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

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torment torment tormenter tormentor

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lexical pointers

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semantic pointers

hyponym

madden hamstring tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer persecute, oppress

hypernym

beset, plague, harry, chivy, provoke, harass, hassle, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, molest