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English Dictionary: vex |
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3 results for vex |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- vex
- v
- 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"
Synonym(s): annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
- disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
Synonym(s): worry, vex Antonym(s): assure, reassure
- change the arrangement or position of
Synonym(s): agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
- subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"
- 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"
Synonym(s): perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
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 disquiet.
White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars.
--Pope.
2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to
irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to
trouble; to tease. [bd]I will not vex your souls.[b8]
--Shak.
Then thousand torments vex my heart. --Prior.
3. To twist; to weave. [R.]
Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom.
--Dryden.
Syn: See {Tease}.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Vex \Vex\, v. i.
To be irritated; to fret. [R.] --Chapman.
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