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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

vex

–verb (used with object)

1.	to irritate; annoy; provoke: His noisy neighbors often vexed him.

2.	to torment; trouble; distress; plague; worry: Lack of money vexes many.

3.	to discuss or debate (a subject, question, etc.) with vigor or at great length: to vex a question endlessly without agreeing.

4.	to disturb by motion; stir up; toss about.

5.	to afflict with physical pain.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME vexen < OF vexer < L vexāre to shake, jolt, harass, annoy, freq. of vehere to carry, convey

]

—Related forms

vexer, noun

vex·ing·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. anger, irk, fret, nettle. 2. hector, harry, harass.

—Antonyms 1. delight.

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vex Audio Help (věks) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. vexed, vex·ing, vex·es

To annoy, as with petty importunities; bother. See Synonyms at annoy.
To cause perplexity in; puzzle.
To bring distress or suffering to; plague or afflict.
To debate or discuss (a question, for example) at length.
To toss about or shake up.

[Middle English vexen, from Old French vexer, from Latin vexāre; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

vex'ed·ly (věk'sĭd-lē) adv., vex'er n., vex'ing·ly adv.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
vex

c.1415, from M.Fr. vexer, from L. vexare "to attack, harass, trouble," from vexus, collateral form of vectus, pp. of vehere "to draw, carry" (see vehicle). Vexation is attested from c.1400, from L. vexationem (nom. vexatio) "agitation," from vexus.

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vex
verb
1.	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"
2.	disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" [syn: worry] [ant: assure]
3.	change the arrangement or position of [syn: agitate]
4.	subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"
5.	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" [syn: perplex]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
vex [veks] verb

to annoy or distress (a person)
Example: There were no other problems to vex us.

Arabic:	يُغيظ
Chinese (Simplified):	使烦恼
Chinese (Traditional):	使煩惱
Czech:	trápit
Danish:	ærgre
Dutch:	plagen
Estonian:	tuska tegema
Finnish:	vaivata
French:	vexer
German:	ärgern
Greek:	ενοχλώ, βασανίζω, εκνευρίζω
Hungarian:	zaklat
Icelandic:	angra, ergja
Indonesian:	mengganggu
Italian:	infastidire

Japanese:	いらだたせる
Korean:	…을 난처하게 하다; …을 괴롭히다; 짜증나게 하다
Latvian:	kaitināt; nelikt miera
Lithuanian:	erzinti, nervinti
Norwegian:	irritere, plage, opprøre
Polish:	dokuczać, dręczyć
Portuguese (Brazil):	vexar
Portuguese (Portugal):	incomodar
Romanian:	a supăra, a necăji
Russian:	досаждать; раздражать
Slovak:	znepokojovať, trápiť
Slovenian:	jeziti
Spanish:	vejar
Swedish:	förarga, besvära, irritera
Turkish:	kızdırmak, sinirlendirmek

See also: vexation

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Vex

Tease\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Teased; p. pr. & vb. n. Teasing.] [AS. t?san to pluck, tease; akin to OD. teesen, MHG. zeisen, Dan. t[ae]se, t[ae]sse. [root]58. Cf. Touse.]

1. To comb or card, as wool or flax. "Teasing matted wool." --Wordsworth.

2. To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel.

3. (Anat.) To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with needles or similar instruments.

4. To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy, disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and raillery; to plague. --Cowper.

He . . . suffered them to tease him into acts directly opposed to his strongest inclinations. --Macaulay.

Syn: To vex; harass: annoy; disturb; irritate; plague; torment; mortify; tantalize; chagrin.

Usage: Tease, Vex. To tease is literally to pull or scratch, and implies a prolonged annoyance in respect to little things, which is often more irritating, and harder to bear, than severe pain. Vex meant originally to seize and bear away hither and thither, and hence, to disturb; as, to vex the ocean with storms. This sense of the term now rarely occurs; but vex is still a stronger word than tease, denoting the disturbance or anger created by minor provocations, losses, disappointments, etc. We are teased by the buzzing of a fly in our eyes; we are vexed by the carelessness or stupidity of our servants.

Not by the force of carnal reason, But indefatigable teasing. --Hudibras.

In disappointments, where the affections have been strongly placed, and the expectations sanguine, particularly where the agency of others is concerned, sorrow may degenerate into vexation and chagrin. --Cogan.

Tease tenon (Joinery), a long tenon at the top of a post to receive two beams crossing each other one above the other.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Vex

Ve"hi*cle\, n. [L. vehiculum, fr. vehere to carry; akin to E. way, wain. See Way, n., and cf. Convex, Inveigh, Veil, Vex.]

1. That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be, carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle, etc.; a means of conveyance; specifically, a means of conveyance upon land.

2. That which is used as the instrument of conveyance or communication; as, matter is the vehicle of energy.

A simple style forms the best vehicle of thought to a popular assembly. --Wirt.

3. (Pharm.) A substance in which medicine is taken.

4. (Paint.) Any liquid with which a pigment is applied, including whatever gum, wax, or glutinous or adhesive substance is combined with it.

Note: Water is used in fresco and in water-color painting, the colors being consolidated with gum arabic; size is used in distemper painting. In oil painting, the fixed oils of linseed, nut, and poppy, are used; in encaustic, wax is the vehicle. --Fairholt.

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