bedevils
Persistently causes trouble
Bedevils means to torment, harass, or cause persistent trouble.
Problems bedevil a project; doubts bedevil a decision-maker.
The word suggests something that won't leave you alone, like a devil that keeps returning: Injuries have bedeviled the team all season.
The spelling bedevilled appears in British English.
Trouble persistently, as spirits
- possessTo own or hold
- gripSecure manual hold
- consumeTake in fully
- preoccupyAbsorb one's attention completely
fixate · torment · occupy · dominate · overwhelm · engulf · inescapable · unshakeable
Deadly epidemic disease
- afflictCause persistent distress
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
- persecuteHarass cruelly, persistently
- harassPersistently torment someone
oppress · scourge · tormentor · suffering · anguish · misery · distress · persecution
irritate
Cause mild anger
nag · aggravate · exasperate · irk · provoke · gall · needle · chafe · bother · trouble
haunt
Trouble persistently, as spirits
preoccupy · fixate · torment · occupy · dominate · overwhelm · engulf · inescapable · unshakeable · relentless
plague
Deadly epidemic disease
- afflictCause persistent distress
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
- persecuteHarass cruelly, persistently
harass · oppress · scourge · tormentor · suffering · anguish · misery · distress · persecution · harassment
confound
To thoroughly puzzle
hinder · obstruct · impede · frustrate · foil · undermine · sabotage · disrupt · entangle · embroil
hex
Malevolent incantation
hoodoo · curse · bewitch · enchant · spellbound · accursed · ill-fated · star-crossed · doomed · haunted