Bedevil

Be·dev·il

Bedevil

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Bedevilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Bedeviling

  1. To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment.
    Bedeviled and used worse than St. Bartholomew.
  2. To spoil; to corrupt.