Bedevil and Torment

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Bedevil

Bedevil verb - To cause persistent suffering to.

Usage example: a lingering cold bedeviled me for over a month

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Torment is a synonym for bedevil in plague topic. In some cases you can use "Torment" instead the word "Bedevil" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like afflict, feelings. popular alternative

Torment

Torment verb - To cause persistent suffering to.

Usage example: he was tormented by nightmares about the accident

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Bedevil is a synonym for torment in irritate topic. You can use "Bedevil" instead a verb "Torment", if it concerns topics such as feelings, be or make very upset. popular alternative

Nearby Words: tormented, tormenting, tormentor

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team	bedevil team	torment team
living	bedevil living	torment living
anyone	bedevil anyone	torment anyone

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Haunting - They will torment the living, annoy, or bedevil the living, or seek to drive the living into confessing if they've done wrong.

Source: Our Ghosts Are Different

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