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vex

  [veks] ,
Use vex in a Sentence
–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   (věks)   
tr.v.   vexed, vex·ing, vex·es

  1. To annoy, as with petty importunities; bother. See Synonyms at annoy.

  2. To cause perplexity in; puzzle.

  3. To bring distress or suffering to; plague or afflict.

  4. To debate or discuss (a question, for example) at length.

  5. 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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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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