vex : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: vex	by the DICT Development Group
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
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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vex \Vex\, v. i. To be irritated; to fret. [R.] --Chapman.