bedeviling
Causing persistent trouble
Bedeviling is tormenting, harassing, or causing persistent trouble.
Problems bedevil a project; doubts bedevil a decision.
The word suggests something that plagues or vexes repeatedly, like a devil that won't leave you alone: Technical glitches kept bedeviling the launch.
Also spelled bedevilling.
Afflicting persistently
- harassingPersistently tormenting another
- tormentingCausing severe distress
- afflictingCausing ongoing distress
- persecutingHarassing cruelly, often systematically
haunting · troubling · besetting · pestering · hounding · nagging · dogging · cursing
Causing mental confusion
- bafflingImpossible to understand
- puzzlingCausing confusion or bewilderment
- bewilderingCausing utter confusion
- mystifyingCausing complete confusion
confusing · vexing · frustrating · maddening · exasperating · disorienting · enigmatic · inscrutable
plaguing
Afflicting persistently
- harassingPersistently tormenting another
- tormentingCausing severe distress
- afflictingCausing ongoing distress
persecuting · haunting · troubling · besetting · pestering · hounding · nagging · dogging · cursing · jinxing
perplexing
Causing mental confusion
- bafflingImpossible to understand
- puzzlingCausing confusion or bewilderment
- bewilderingCausing utter confusion
mystifying · confusing · vexing · frustrating · maddening · exasperating · disorienting · enigmatic · inscrutable · unfathomable
- harassment tacticsharassment, hounding, pestering, badgering, nagging
bedevilingsoothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
comforting · calming · reassuring · helping · relieving
bedevilingsimplifying
Making less complex
straightforward · simple · easy · streamlining · clarifying
bedevilinghelping
Single portion given
aiding · assisting · supporting · facilitating · enabling
devil, devilish, devilry, bedevil, deviled, deviltry, devilishly, devilishness, bedeviled