vex

Meaning

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.

annoy

enrage

make angry

harrass

disgruntle

cause strife

be vexed

grate on

intrude on

confer with

jar on

cause trouble

press hard

put out of tune

growl at

incur displeasure

scold in low voice continuously

put in a bad mood

eat on

drive to distraction

gnaw at

angry at

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɛks/

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

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