1. (

• torment ,
• rag ,
• bedevil ,
• crucify ,
• dun ,
• frustrate

) treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" ;

2. (

• confuse ,
• throw ,
• fox ,
• befuddle ,
• fuddle ,
• bedevil ,
• confound ,
• discombobulate

) be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" ;