vex

vex: —vexer, n. —vexingly, adv.

/veks/, v.t.

1. to irritate; annoy; provoke: His noisy neighbors often vexed him.

2. to torment; trouble; distress; plague; worry: Lack of money vexes many.

3. to discuss or debate (a subject, question, etc.) with vigor or at great length: to vex a question endlessly without agreeing.

4. to disturb by motion; stir up; toss about.

5. to afflict with physical pain.

[1375-1425; late ME vexen < OF vexer < L vexare to shake, jolt, harass, annoy, freq. of vehere to carry, convey]

Syn. 1. anger, irk, fret, nettle. 2. hector, harry, harass.

Ant. 1. delight.

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Synonyms:

Tease, torment, plague, harass, worry, harry, hector, distress, annoy, trouble, perplex, persecute, cross, pother, gall, chafe, molest, pester, bother, badger / Fret, irritate, provoke, displease, offend, nettle, try the patience of, affront, enchafe / Disturb, disquiet, agitate, put in commotion

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Vex — Le village de Vex dans la nuit Administration Pays Suisse … Wikipédia en Français
Vex — Escudo … Wikipedia Español
Vex — Vex, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vexed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vexing}.] [F. vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to vex, originally, to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr. vehere, vectum, to carry. See {Vehicle}.] 1. To to?s back and forth; to agitate; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
VEX — steht für: eine Gemeinde im Schweizer Kanton Wallis, siehe Vex VS ein Gebiet in der Republik Sacha (Nordost Asien), siehe Vex (Jukagirisch) VEX ist die Abkürzung für: Venus Express Video Extensions for X windows Visual Editor for XML, ein WYSIWYG … Deutsch Wikipedia
Vex — steht für: eine Gemeinde im Schweizer Kanton Wallis, siehe Vex VS ein Gebiet in der Republik Sacha (Nordost Asien), siehe Vex (Jukagirisch) VEX ist die Abkürzung für: Venus Express Video Extensions for X windows Visual Editor for XML, ein WYSIWYG … Deutsch Wikipedia
Vex — Vex, v. i. To be irritated; to fret. [R.] Chapman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vex — [veks] vt. [ME vexen < MFr vexer, to vex, torment < L vexare, to shake, agitate < pp. stem of vehere, to carry: see WAY] 1. to give trouble to, esp. in a petty or nagging way; disturb, annoy, irritate, etc. 2. to distress, afflict, or… … English World dictionary
vex — index affront, aggravate (annoy), annoy, badger, bait (harass), discommode, discompose … Law dictionary
vex — [veks] v [T] old fashioned [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: vexer, from Latin vexare] to make someone feel annoyed or worried >vexing adj ▪ a vexing problem … Dictionary of contemporary English
vex — [ veks ] verb transitive OLD FASHIONED to make someone annoyed, confused, or worried … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vex — (v.) early 15c., from M.Fr. vexer, from L. vexare to attack, harass, trouble, from vexus, collateral form of vectus, pp. of vehere to draw, carry (see VEHICLE (Cf. vehicle)). Related: VEXED (Cf. Vexed); vexing … Etymology dictionary

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