bedevil
/bɪˈdɛvəl/
verb
- To cause persistent trouble, worry, or confusion for someone or something.
- The team was bedeviled by a series of injuries throughout the season.
- Her attempts to finish the project were bedeviled by constant interruptions.
- Technical glitches have bedeviled the software launch since day one.
- To torment or harass someone in a cruel or malicious way.
- He felt bedeviled by his own doubts and fears.
- In the story, a mischievous spirit bedevils the villagers every night.
- The bully bedeviled the younger students with mean pranks.