Bedevil
Bedevil verb - To cause persistent suffering to.
Usage example: a lingering cold bedeviled me for over a month
Perturb
Perturb verb - To trouble the mind of; to make uneasy.
Usage example: the caller's strange remark perturbed me enough to keep me awake that night
Bedevil and perturb are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bedevil" instead a verb "Perturb".
Nearby Words: perturbation, perturbing
Mutual synonyms
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