vex

Betekenis (English)

Verb

1. To annoy, irritate.
2. To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
3. To trouble aggressively, to harass.
4. To twist, to weave.
5. (obsolete) To be irritated; to fret.
6. To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.

Noun

A trouble.

Concepten

ergeren

grieven

bedroeven

verdrieten

kwellen

verdriet doen

irriteren

ontstemmen

pesten

lastig vallen

aanstoot geven

verlegen maken

afstoten

hinderen

kwetsen

mishagen

misnoegen

verontwaardigen

vervelen

Synonyms

annoy

irritate

anger

💢

trouble

bother

tease

harass

offend

pester

disturb

torment

provoke

displease

nettle

molest

bug

🐛

chagrin

rile

enrage

exasperate

afflict

make angry

irk

worry

aggravate

gall

chafe

agitate

gravel

pique

peeve

aggrieve

nark

nag

devil

infuriate

harrass

get to

baffle

stir up

upset

get at

embitter

get

incite

outrage

puzzle

rag

commove

rankle

hassle

fret

bewilder

ail

amaze

beat

beset

debate

disgruntle

distress

dumbfound

faze

flummox

harry

incense

injure

josh

madden

mystify

nonplus

oppress

perplex

plague

pose

raise up

roil

ruffle

shake up

stick

stupefy

cause strife

pain

hinder

barge in

discuss

inconvenience

infest

inflame

inflict

disconcert

be vexed

injustice

instigate

interfere

interrupt

intrude

discommode

defraud

itch

jam

grate on

kid

🧒

knead

load

alienate

maddening

miff

deceive

mortify

intrude on

converse

confer with

needle

confer

niggle

jar on

cheat

kick around

oppression

chaff

cause trouble

affront

persecute

perturb

bullyrag

bored

press hard

put out of tune

blackguard

put off

put out

beleaguer

be

rile up

rally

banter

bandy

growl at

ruck

incur displeasure

run

scold in low voice continuously

smite

spite

put in a bad mood

stimulate

sting

badinage

eat on

talk

🗣️

badger

🦡

tee off

tempt

tire

drive to distraction

attack

👊

touch

argue

troublesome

antagonise

vexation

wearied

weary

😩

weigh

exacerbate

excite

exercise

whet

ferret

annoying

eat

🍽️

frustrate

dupe

dun

dissatisfy

displeasure

gnaw at

disorder

grieve

grind

dislike

harm

angry at

disgust

haze

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/vɛks/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelengels: vexen

In summary

From Middle English vexen, from Old French vexer, from Latin vexāre (“disturb, agitate, annoy”). Doublet of quake. Displaced native Old English dreċċan and gremman.