tr.v., -iled or -illed, -il·ing or -il·ling, -ils or -ils.

1. To torment mercilessly; plague.
2. To worry, annoy, or frustrate.
3. To possess with or as if with a devil; bewitch.
4. To spoil; ruin.

bedevilment be·dev'il·ment n.

verb

1. To trouble persistently from or as if from all sides: badger, beleaguer, beset, besiege, harass, harry, hound, importune, pester, plague, solicit. See attack/defend.
2. To disturb by repeated attacks: annoy, bait, beleaguer, beset, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease, torment, worry. See feelings, pain/pleasure.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: treat cruelly
  Synonyms: torment, rag, crucify, dun, frustrate

Meaning #2: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
  Synonyms: confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, confound, discombobulate

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - pine, plage, drive til vanvid

Nederlands (Dutch)
plagen, verpesten, beheksen, lastig vallen, dwarszitten, verbijsteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - embrouiller, tourmenter, harceler

Deutsch (German)
v. - verderben, quälen, heimsuchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ταλανίζω, μπουρδουκλώνω, περιάγω σε αμηχανία ή σύγχυση, δαιμονίζω

Italiano (Italian)
rovinare, tormentare, infastidire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - maltratar, confundir, enfeitiçar

Русский (Russian)
преследовать, приводить в замешательство, портить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - estropear, aguar, emponzoñar, importunar, molestar, endemoniar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förvärra, trassla till, pina, plåga

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
虐待, 使痛苦, 使苦恼

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 虐待, 使痛苦, 使苦惱

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에 귀신 들리게 하다, ~을 괴롭히다, 미혹하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 非常に困らせる, 混乱させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) اربك, جنن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיבך, הביך, בילבל, הציק‬

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