bedevil vs confuse

bedevil and confuse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bedevil	No	No	Yes	No
confuse	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bedevil and confuse are synonyms defined as:

bedevil and confuse: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

Other synonyms of bedevil include befuddle, confound, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw.

bedevil (verb)	confuse (verb)
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly	make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
treat cruelly	mistake one thing for another
	be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
	assemble without order or sense
	cause to feel embarrassment