bedevil

• Jemanden ständig beunruhigen, plagen oder quälen; jemandem das Leben schwer machen oder ihn hartnäckig verfolgen.

To trouble or annoy persistently; to torment or harass.

1. To torment or harassC1formal

   To cause persistent trouble, distress, or suffering to someone or something.

   Quälen oder verfolgen

   • The village was bedeviled by a series of mysterious thefts.
   • He felt bedeviled by his own doubts and fears.
   • The project was bedeviled by constant delays and budget cuts.

   Synonymeafflictbesetharassharryhasslepersecuteplaguetormentvexworry

   Antonymeassuagecomfortconsoledelightpleaserelievesoothe

2. To confuse or perplexC1formal

   To cause someone to be unable to think clearly; to bewilder or confound.

   Verwirren

   • The complex instructions bedeviled even the most experienced technicians.
   • The paradox bedeviled philosophers for centuries.
   • The contradictory evidence bedeviled the jury.

   Synonymebafflebewilderconfoundmystifyperplexpuzzletormentvex

   Antonymeclarifyenlightenexplainilluminate