Vexing

3 definitions found

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]:

  vexing
       adj 1: 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" [syn: {exasperating},
               {infuriating}, {maddening}]
       2: 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"
          [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {galling}, {irritating}, {nettlesome},
           {pesky}, {pestering}, {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {plaguey},
           {teasing}, {vexatious}]

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

  34 Moby Thesaurus words for "vexing":
     aggravating, annoying, bothering, bothersome, disturbing,
     exasperating, galling, harassing, harassment, importunate,
     importune, irking, irksome, irritating, pesky, pestering,
     pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguesome, plaguey,
     plaguing, provocation, provoking, teasing, tiresome, tormenting,
     troublesome, troubling, vexation, vexatious, wearisome, worrisome,
     worrying