Synonyms of bedevil
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Another word for bedevil is bother. Other synonyms of bedevil are plague, devil, trouble, hassle and provoke.
Synonyms and similar words for bedevil
verbTo harass or cause trouble for; to plague.
- disturb
- molestTo annoy, trouble, or afflict.
- pester
- aggravateTo exasperate; to provoke or irritate.
- annoy
- nettle
- rankle
- ruffle
- sting
- burn someone's assTo irritate, bother, grind one's gears.
- antagonizeTo work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).
- botherTo annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
- disgruntleTo make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.
- botherateTo bother.
- bug
- get
- grate
- burn upTo anger; to annoy.
- acerbate formal
- cheese off slangTo annoy.
- devilTo annoy or bother.
- exasperateTo tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
- frustrateTo cause stress or annoyance.
- get up
- grotch
- hack off
- hassleTo trouble, to bother, to annoy.
- irkTo irritate; annoy; bother.
- irritateTo provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.
- jazz
- mommick US, dialectalTo harass or bother (someone or something).
- narkTo annoy or irritate.
- pee off slangSynonym of piss off (all senses).
- peeveTo annoy; vex.
- peeve offSynonym of annoy or piss off.
- persecute
- piqueTo wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.
- piss off vulgarTo annoy, anger.
- provokeTo cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
- rileTo stir or move from a state of calm or order.
- rile upTo rile; to aggravate.
- roilTo annoy; to make angry; to throw into discord.
- stormTo disturb or trouble (someone).
- test someone's patienceTo begin to frustrate someone.
- tick off Canada, USTo annoy, aggravate.
- troubleIn weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.
- try one's patience
- vexTo annoy, irritate.
- wind upTo upset; to anger or distress.
- Idioms:
- boil someone's piss vulgarTo irritate someone very much; to make someone very annoyed.
- chap someone's hideTo annoy someone; get on someone's nerves.
- get on someone's nervesTo annoy or irritate someone; to bother someone.
- get on someone's tits vulgarTo annoy or irritate.
- get on someone's wickTo annoy or upset someone, especially by repeated disagreeable actions.
- get someone's back upTo annoy or anger someone.
- get someone's dander upTo anger or annoy someone.
- get someone's goatTo annoy or infuriate someone.
- get someone's Irish upTo anger or annoy someone.
- get someone's nanny
- get someone's nanny-goat
- get under one's goat
- get under someone's skin
- give someone the shits Australia, colloquialTo annoy or frustrate someone to a great degree.
- grind one's gearsTo annoy or irritate one.
- harsh one's mellowTo spoil one's good mood or to annoy one.
- put someone's back upSynonym of get someone's back up: to annoy someone.
- raise someone's hacklesTo annoy or anger someone.
- rub someone the wrong wayTo cause someone irritation, discomfort or annoyance, often unintentionally, because of one's behavior, manner...
- rub up the wrong wayTo annoy or anger someone.
- ruffle someone's feathersTo unease, cause discomfort to someone.
- tee off slangTo irritate, vex, or annoy.
- torque off USTo annoy, distress, or anger.
- badgerTo pester; to annoy persistently; to press.
- baitTo intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.
- beleaguerTo vex, harass, or beset.
- dog
- bullyragTo harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally.
- besiege
- beset figurativelyTo assail or attack (someone) from all sides; to set about.
- chevy figurativelyTo vex or harass with petty attacks.
- give someone griefTo hassle or abuse someone.
- harassTo annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.
- harryTo harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.
- houndTo persistently harass doggedly.
- pick atTo pick on or repeatedly criticize (someone).
- plagueTo harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
- nerve rare
verbTo perplex or bewilder.
- befuddleTo perplex, confuse (someone).
- bemuse
- addle
- baffleTo confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
- lose
- embroil
- stick
- stump
- baffoundTo perplex; to bewilder.
- bamboozle
- throw
- bemud figuratively
- bewilderTo confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
- bumfuzzleTo confuse or fluster.
- complicate
- confoundTo fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
- confuddle slangTo confuse thoroughly.
- confuse
- confuzzle slangTo confuse or puzzle.
- dazzle
- discombobulateTo throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
- disconcertTo bring into confusion.
- blind
- dumbfoundTo confuse and bewilder; to leave speechless.
- entangle figurativelyTo ensnare.
- ferhoodleTo confuse or puzzle.
- flabagast
- flabbergastTo overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner.
- flabbergasterTo perplex or amaze; to shock or frighten.
- flurry
- flusterTo throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse.
- flummox
Meaning of bedevil
- verb To harass or cause trouble for; to plague.
- verb To perplex or bewilder.
- verb To possess (someone's mind).
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