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vex

verb

/veks/

Meaning

to annoy or frustrate someone; to cause trouble

to annoy, irritate, or cause distress

The constant noise from construction vexes the residents.

The constant noise began to vex the neighbors.

vexed question

annoy, irritate, frustrate, bother, agitate, upset, provoke

Entry 1

annoy, irritate, frustrate, bother, agitate

Entry 2

annoy, irritate, bother, upset, provoke

please, soothe, calm, comfort, delight

Entry 1

please, soothe, calm, comfort

Entry 2

please, delight, comfort

vex someone, greatly vex, vex and annoy, become vexed, vexing problem, vex greatly, vex the mind, vex the people, vex question

Entry 1

vex someone, greatly vex, vex and annoy, become vexed, vexing problem

Entry 2

vex greatly, vex the mind, vex the people, vex question

Make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely.

to become or make something larger in amount, number, or degree

continuously increasing or developing

to remove water from something; to lose water or body fluids

to appear more important or significant than something else, reducing its impact

To start something; to perform the first part of an action.