verb (past participle of bedevil) as in strong fondness

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torment, haunt, trouble, plague

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Example Sentences

Example:Her selfishness tormented her boss daily.

Definition:to subject to suffering or pain, often menacing, persecuting, or troubling incessantly; to cause to suffer greatly

From torment

Example:The ghost of his past mistakes still haunts him.

Definition:to continually trouble or victimize; to trouble persistently or irrevocably, as a memory or a grief; to be present persistently, as an unpleasant thought or memory

From haunt

Example:The weather troubled his sailing plans for days.

Definition:to disrupt or disturb; to cause annoyance or grief; to harass

From trouble

Example:The paperwork plagues the clerical staff every autumn.

Definition:to infest with a pestilence or with insects; to oppress with persistent cares, harassing troubles, or vexatious complaints

From plague