vex (redirected from vexedly)

vex  (vks)

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 vexre; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

---

vexed·ly (vksd-l) adv.

vexer n.

vexing·ly adv.

---

vex

Verb

to cause (someone) to feel annoyance or irritation [Latin vexare to jolt (in carrying)]

vexing adj
vexation n

Thesaurus

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" annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to 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" worry 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" eat on, eat - worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?" 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 of raise up, commove, disturb, stir up, shake up, agitate scramble, beat - stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream" toss - agitate; "toss the salad" rile, roil - make turbid by stirring up the sediments of poke - stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	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 stump, mix up - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her" 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" elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

---

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

vex [vɛks] vt (= irritate) → fastidiar (= make impatient); impacientar

vex [vɛks] vt → fâcher, contrarier

vex [vɛks] vt (irritate, upset) → ärgern

vex [vɛks] vt → irritare, contrariare

---

vex

v vex [veks]

to annoy or distress (a person) There were no other problems to vex us.kwelيُغيظбезпокояtrápitærgreärgernενοχλώ, βασανίζω, εκνευρίζωvejartuska tegemaآزار دادنvaivatavexerלְהַצִיקगुस्सा करनाuznemirivati, žalostitizaklatmenggangguangra, ergjainfastidireいらだたせる...을 난처하게 하다; ...을 괴롭히다; 짜증나게 하다erzinti, nervintikaitināt; nelikt mieramenyakitkan hatiplagenirritere, plage, opprøredokuczać, dręczyćincomodara su­­păra, a necăjiдосаждать; раздражатьznepokojovať, trápiťjezitiuznemiritiförarga, besvära, irriteraก่อกวนkızdırmak, sinirlendirmek使煩惱надокучати, дратуватиتنگ کرناlàm bực mình使烦恼

n vexˈation

1 the state of being vexed. gekwelإغاظَه، تَنكيدдразнениеzlobeníærgrelseder Ärgerεκνευρισμόςvejaciónmeelehärmآزردگیharmistuminenvexationהַרגָזָהक्लेशljutnja, gnjevzaklatásrasa tergangguskapraun, gremjairritazione, contrarietàいらだち짜증, 화남, 괴로움susierzinimas, susinervinimasīgnums; dusmassakit hatiergenisergrelse, irritasjonudręka, utrapienieirritaçãoiri­tareдосадаznepokojenie, trápenie, hnevjezauznemirenostförargelseซึ่งยุ่งยากมากcan sıkıntısı, sinirlenme煩惱досада; роздратуванняتنگ، ملولsự làm bực mình烦恼

2 a cause of annoyance or trouble minor worries and vexations.kwellingمَصْدَر إغاظَهобъркванеtrápeníærgrelsedie Plageενόχλησηdisgusto, vejaciónpahandusآزار؛ دردسرkiusavexationרוֹגֵזतकलीफ़, मुसीबत, कष्ट, आफ़तžalostbosszúsággangguanóþægindiseccatura腹の立つこと괴롭히는 것; 고민거리nemalonumas, rūpestisnepatikšanasmenyakitkan hatibron van ergenisirritasjon, ubehagelighetstrapienieaborrecimentosupărare, iritareнеприятностьmrzutosťnadloganemirirritationsmoment, bekymmerความหงุดหงิดcan sıkıcı/sinirlendirici şey惱火прикрість; неприємністьتنگ ہونے کي وجہđiều gây phiền toái恼火