vexing

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.

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Adj.	1.	vexing - extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening" exasperating, infuriating, maddening displeasing - causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities
	2.	vexing - causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, plaguy, vexatious, plaguey, teasing, pestiferous disagreeable - not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation"

Translations

vexing [ˈveksɪŋ] ADJ → fastidioso, molesto, enojoso(LAm)
it's very vexing → da mucha rabia

vexing [ˈvɛksɪŋ] adj [problem, question, issue] → épineux/euse

vexing

adj → ärgerlich, irritierend; problem → verzwickt

vexing [ˈvɛksɪŋ] adj

a. (annoying) = vexatious

b. (puzzling) → sconcertante

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annoy annoyed bothersome chafe eat on exasperating fret galling harassed harried irk maddening nettle nettlesome pestered plaguy rile teasing vex	Dreary, chill November was howling out of doors, and vexing the atmosphere with sudden showers of wintry rain, or sometimes with gusts of snow, that rattled like small pebbles against the windows. Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context As it was, miserably and helplessly, not half himself, a puppet dreamer in a half-nightmare, he knew, as a restless sleeper awakening between vexing dreams, that he was being transported head-downward out of the canoe house that stank of death, through the village that was only less noisome, and up a path under lofty, wide-spreading trees that were beginning languidly to stir with the first breathings of the morning wind. Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context Here I have been composing my soul to do without it, and here you are vexing me with your vain suggestions. The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context	Vetluga Vetluga River veto Vetoist vetting Vettura Vetturino Vetust vex vexation vexatious vexatious litigation Vexatious suit vexatiously vexed Vexer Vexil Vexilary aestivation vexilla Vexillar vexillary vexillate Vexillation vexillology vexillum vexing Vexingly VF VFD VFR VFW VG VGA vgc VHF VHS VI vi et armis Vi-apple via Via Dolorosa Via Lactea via media viability viable viaduct Viage Viagra vial viameter Vianage	Vexil Vexilary aestivation vexilla vexilla vexilla Vexillar vexillaries vexillary vexillate Vexillatio Vexillation Vexillographer Vexillography Vexillogy vexillological Vexillological Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina Vexillological Association of the State of Texas vexillologist vexillologists vexillology vexillum vexillum vexillum Vexilology Vexin Véxin Vexin français Vexin Normand vexing vexingly vexingly Vexio Vexiö Vexlit Vexlit Vexol VEXP Vey VEYA VEYO VEZ Vezarat-e Ettela'at va Amniat-e Keshvar Vezf1 Vezhev, Aleksandr Vezhev, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Vezhinov, Pavel Vezir Vezir Vezir-i Azam Vezir-i Azam Vezire Nadr Veziri Azam Veziri Azam Vezirov, Mir Gasan Kiazim Ogly VEZP VF VF VF VF

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Dreary, chill November was howling out of doors, and vexing the atmosphere with sudden showers of wintry rain, or sometimes with gusts of snow, that rattled like small pebbles against the windows.

Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context

As it was, miserably and helplessly, not half himself, a puppet dreamer in a half-nightmare, he knew, as a restless sleeper awakening between vexing dreams, that he was being transported head-downward out of the canoe house that stank of death, through the village that was only less noisome, and up a path under lofty, wide-spreading trees that were beginning languidly to stir with the first breathings of the morning wind.

Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context

Here I have been composing my soul to do without it, and here you are vexing me with your vain suggestions.

The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context

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