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

vexed·ly (v

d-l

) adv.

vexer n.

vexing·ly adv.

vex [vɛks]

vb (tr)

1. to anger or annoy

2. to confuse; worry

3. Archaic to agitate

[from Old French vexer, from Latin vexāre to jolt (in carrying), from vehere to convey]

vexer n

vexing adj

vexingly adv

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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 Everything about that man vexes me.
please, comfort, soothe, console, hush, appease, gratify, allay, mollify, quiet

Translations

vex [veks] VT

1. (= anger) → fastidiar, irritar; (= make impatient) → impacientar, sacar de quicio

2. (= afflict) → afligir
the problems that are vexing the country → los problemas que afligen el país

vex [ˈvɛks] vt → vexer

vex

(= annoy) → ärgern, irritieren; animals → quälen; a problem which has been vexing me → ein Problem, das mich quält or das mir keine Ruhe lässt

(= afflict) → plagen, bedrücken

vex [vɛks] vt → irritare, contrariare

vex

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 harmittaa vexer לְהַצִיק गुस्सा करना uznemirivati, žalostiti zaklat mengganggu angra, ergja infastidire いらだたせる 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 使不快或惱怒 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 ärtymys vexation הַרגָזָה क्लेश ljutnja, gnjev zaklatás rasa terganggu skapraun, gremja irritazione, contrarietà いらだち 짜증내기 susierzinimas, susinervinimas īgnums; dusmas sakit hati ergenis ergrelse, irritasjon udręka, utrapienie irritação iritare досада znepokojenie, trápenie, hnev jeza uznemirenost förargelse ซึ่งยุ่งยากมาก can sıkıntısı, sinirlenme 惱火 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 harmi vexation רוֹגֵז तकलीफ़, मुसीबत, कष्ट, आफ़त žalost bosszúság gangguan óþægindi seccatura 腹の立つこと 화나는 일 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 令人惱火或苦惱的原因 прикрість; неприємність تنگ ہونے کي وجہ điều gây phiền toái 恼火

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