confuse vs bedevil

confuse and bedevil both are verbs.

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

As verbs, confuse and bedevil are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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