vex (v ks)tr.v. vexed, vex·ing, vex·es 1. To annoy, as with petty importunities; bother. See Synonyms at annoy. 2. To cause perplexity in; puzzle. 3. To bring distress or suffering to; plague or afflict. 4. To debate or discuss (a question, for example) at length. 5. To toss about or shake up. [Middle English vexen, from Old French vexer, from Latin vex  re; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]vex  ed·ly (vks d-l ) adv.vex er n.vex ing·ly adv. |
vex
Verb
to cause (someone) to feel annoyance or irritation [Latin vexare to jolt (in carrying)]
vexing adj
vexation n
vexation n
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| Verb | 1. |  vex - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"get under one's skin, get - irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" eat into, rankle, grate, fret - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful ruffle - trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure" fret - cause annoyance in beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" antagonize, antagonise - provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" displease - give displeasure to |
| 2. |  vex - disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"misgive - suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably" cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, unhinge, distract, trouble - disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" nag - worry persistently; "nagging concerns and doubts" worry - be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job" | |
| 3. |  vex - change the arrangement or position oftoss - agitate; "toss the salad" poke - stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace" | |
| 4. | vex - subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty" deliberate, debate - discuss the pros and cons of an issue | |
| 5. |  vex - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, pose, stick, beat, get befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - 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" riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle" |
vex
verb annoy, bother, irritate, worry, trouble, upset, disturb, distress, provoke, bug (informal) offend, needle (informal) plague, put out, tease, torment, harass, hassle (informal) aggravate (informal) afflict, fret, gall, agitate, exasperate, nettle, pester, displease, rile, pique, peeve (informal) grate on, get on your nerves (informal) nark Brit., Austral., N.Z. (slang) give someone grief Brit., S. African get your back up, put your back up, hack you off (informal) << OPPOSITE soothe
Translations
v vex [veks]
to annoy or distress (a person) There were no other problems to vex us. kwel يُغيظ безпокоя trápit ærgre ärgern ενοχλώ, βασανίζω, εκνευρίζω vejar tuska tegema آزار دادن vaivata vexer לְהַצִיק गुस्सा करना uznemirivati, žalostiti zaklat mengganggu angra, ergja infastidire いらだたせる ...을 난처하게 하다; ...을 괴롭히다; 짜증나게 하다 erzinti, nervinti kaitināt; nelikt miera menyakitkan hati plagen irritere, plage, opprøre dokuczać, dręczyć incomodar a supăra, a necăji досаждать; раздражать znepokojovať, trápiť jeziti uznemiriti förarga, besvära, irritera ก่อกวน kızdırmak, sinirlendirmek 使煩惱 надокучати, дратувати تنگ کرنا làm bực mình 使烦恼
n vexˈation
1 the state of being vexed. gekwel إغاظَه، تَنكيد дразнение zlobení ærgrelse der Ärger εκνευρισμός vejación meelehärm آزردگی harmistuminen vexation הַרגָזָה क्लेश ljutnja, gnjev zaklatás rasa terganggu skapraun, gremja irritazione, contrarietà いらだち 짜증, 화남, 괴로움 susierzinimas, susinervinimas īgnums; dusmas sakit hati ergenis ergrelse, irritasjon udręka, utrapienie irritação iritare досада znepokojenie, trápenie, hnev jeza uznemirenost förargelse ซึ่งยุ่งยากมาก can sıkıntısı, sinirlenme 煩惱 досада; роздратування تنگ، ملول sự làm bực mình 烦恼
2 a cause of annoyance or trouble minor worries and vexations. kwelling مَصْدَر إغاظَه объркване trápení ærgrelse die Plage ενόχληση disgusto, vejación pahandus آزار؛ دردسر kiusa vexation רוֹגֵז तकलीफ़, मुसीबत, कष्ट, आफ़त žalost bosszúság gangguan óþægindi seccatura 腹の立つこと 괴롭히는 것; 고민거리 nemalonumas, rūpestis nepatikšanas menyakitkan hati bron van ergenis irritasjon, ubehagelighet strapienie aborrecimento supărare, iritare неприятность mrzutosť nadloga nemir irritationsmoment, bekymmer ความหงุดหงิด can sıkıcı/sinirlendirici şey 惱火 прикрість; неприємність تنگ ہونے کي وجہ điều gây phiền toái 恼火
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