molest vs bedevil

molest and bedevil both are verbs.

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

As verbs, bedevil is a hyponym of molest; that is, bedevil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than molest:

Other hyponyms of molest include goad, needle, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment, haze.

molest (verb)	bedevil (verb)
annoy continually or chronically	be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to	treat cruelly