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What is another word for bedevils?

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To cause anguish or distress to

To irritate or annoy

To throw into confusion, or cause to be confused

To tease, typically in a good-natured way

To preoccupy the mind of someone, typically in a troubling way

To delight, allure or attract in an almost magical manner

To take control of someone's body or mind, especially in a supernatural manner

To be totally absorbed or engrossed by something

To make something more complex

To bring bad luck or misfortune to, typically via voodoo or witchcraft

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To cause anguish or distress to

agonises^UK

agonizes^US

drives round the bend

victimizes^US

victimises^UK

tantalizes^US

tantalises^UK

breathes down someone's neck

rubs up the wrong way

drives round the twist

terrorizes^US

terrorises^UK

discriminates against

makes things hot for someone

gets on one's nerves

wears on

makes it hot for someone

ticks off

makes uneasy

gives someone the hump

appalls^US

appals^UK

pressurizes^US

pressurises^UK

labours^UK

labors^US

antagonizes^US

brings pressure to bear on

tyrannizes^US

tyrannises^UK

antagonises^UK

drives to distraction

makes cross

makes someone see red

makes angry

tees off

drives mad

gives someone the pip

inflicts pain on

inflicts suffering on

messes with

drives you up the wall

sticks the knife into

gets on the nerves of

takes the piss out of

sets one's teeth on edge

makes somebody's hackles rise

traumatizes^US

traumatises^UK

hurts somebody's feelings

makes your blood boil

criticizes^US

ruffles one's feathers

gets your dander up

gets up someone's nose

demonizes^US

demonises^UK

punishes repeatedly and unfairly

criticises^UK

hurts the feelings of

makes severe demands on

wears out

puts a strain on

wears

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

throbs

takes the heart out of

smarts

barracks

demoralizes^US

tyrannizes over

puts someone off their stroke

puts into a flap

throws into tizzy

throws into a tizz

causes someone to lose their composure

causes someone distress

demoralises^UK

harshes someone's mellow

pours cold water on

gives someone the blues

makes unhappy

knocks the stuffing out of

breaks someone's heart

beats down

brings tears to your eyes

shows ill will towards

becomes an obsession with

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“Unnecessary disturbing thoughts started to bedevil me and I buried my face in my arms.”

Verb

To irritate or annoy

rubs up the wrong way

drives to distraction

makes someone see red

drives round the twist

gets your back up

gets your dander up

gives someone the pip

rubs the wrong way

raises your hackles

breathes down someone's neck

gets up someone's nose

gets on one's nerves

drives bananas

drives you up the wall

gets your hackles up

rankles with

rubs you up the wrong way

antagonizes^US

gives someone the hump

antagonises^UK

gets at

exacerbates

humps

makes your blood boil

drives round the bend

fires up

asks for it

ruffles one's feathers

gets across

hits where one lives

makes somebody's hackles rise

puts someone's nose out of joint

rattles someone's cage

drives you to distraction

drives you round the twist

makes somebody's blood boil

drives you out of your mind

drives you round the bend

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“These new rules often seem to bedevil and annoy those who are used to the status quo.”

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To throw into confusion, or cause to be confused

“We take a hard look at two deep social problems which bedevil the Order at the dawn of the twenty-ﬁrst century.”

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To tease, typically in a good-natured way

satirises^UK

satirizes^US

takes the piss out of

gives a hard time

messes with

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To preoccupy the mind of someone, typically in a troubling way

Verb

To delight, allure or attract in an almost magical manner

enthrals^UK

enthralls^US

mesmerises^UK

mesmerizes^US

magnetises^UK

magnetizes^US

hypnotises^UK

hypnotizes^US

Verb

To take control of someone's body or mind, especially in a supernatural manner

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To be totally absorbed or engrossed by something

enthrals^UK

enthralls^US

mesmerizes^US

monopolizes^US

mesmerises^UK

monopolises^UK

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To make something more complex

Verb

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To bring bad luck or misfortune to, typically via voodoo or witchcraft

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