Vex

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vex \Vex\, v. i.
     To be irritated; to fret. [R.] --Chapman.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Vex \Vex\ (v[e^]ks), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vexed} (v[e^]kst); 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 toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
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              White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars.
                                                    --Pope.
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     2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to
        irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to
        trouble; to tease. "I will not vex your souls." --Shak.
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              Ten thousand torments vex my heart.   --Prior.
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     3. To twist; to weave. [R.]
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              Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     Syn: See {Tease}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vex
       v 1: 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" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother},
             {get at}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel},
             {chafe}, {devil}]
       2: disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation
          or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is
          worrying me" [syn: {worry}] [ant: {reassure}]
       3: change the arrangement or position of [syn: {agitate}, {disturb},
           {commove}, {shake up}, {stir up}, {raise up}]
       4: subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or
          deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"
       5: 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" [syn: {perplex}, {stick}, {get},
           {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder},
           {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  87 Moby Thesaurus words for "vex":
     abrade, aggravate, ail, anger, annoy, arouse, badger, bait, be at,
     be the matter, bedevil, beset, bother, bristle, brown off, bug,
     bullyrag, burn up, chafe, chaw, chivy, complicate matters, concern,
     devil, discommode, discompose, distemper, distress, disturb, dog,
     embarrass, embitter, exasperate, exercise, fash, fret, gall, get,
     gripe, harass, harry, haunt, heckle, hector, hound, huff, incense,
     inconvenience, inflame, infuriate, irk, irritate, miff, molest,
     nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, peeve, perplex, persecute, perturb,
     pester, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, pother, provoke,
     put out, put to it, puzzle, rankle, ride, rile, roil, ruffle,
     set up, stir the blood, stir up, tease, torment, trouble,
     try the patience, tweak the nose, work up, worry