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vex

  [veks] ,
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–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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