vex

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

A trouble.

Synonyms

annoy

irritate

anger

💢

trouble

bother

tease

offend

harass

pester

disturb

torment

provoke

displease

nettle

molest

bug

🐛

chagrin

enrage

exasperate

rile

irk

make angry

afflict

worry

chafe

gall

aggravate

pique

gravel

agitate

infuriate

nag

get to

devil

peeve

nark

aggrieve

harrass

stir up

rankle

incite

upset

get at

fret

get

puzzle

embitter

commove

baffle

hassle

Translations

ergeren

ärgern

chagriner

vexer

molestare

vessare

kızdırmak

molestar

vejar

fâcher

incomodar

infastidire

vexar

εξοργίζω

bedroeven

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɛks/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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.