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bedevil v. [
torment, rag, crucify, dun, frustrate] treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
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bedevil v. [
confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, confound, discombobulate] be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
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