Vex \Vex\ (v[e^]ks), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vexed (v[e^]kst); p.
pr. & vb. n. Vexing.] [F. vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to
vex, originally, to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr.
vehere, vectum, to carry. See Vehicle.]
1. To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
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White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars.
--Pope.
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2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to
irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to
trouble; to tease. "I will not vex your souls." --Shak.
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Ten thousand torments vex my heart. --Prior.
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3. To twist; to weave. [R.]
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Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom.
--Dryden.
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Syn: See Tease.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
vexing
adj 1: extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of
manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating
day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless
tumult of the jukebox was maddening" [syn: exasperating,
infuriating, maddening]
2: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm
on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is
particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it
galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay";
"nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of
pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a
teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious
child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
[syn: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome,
pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey,
teasing, vexatious]
WordNet (r) 2.0
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "vexing":
aggravating, annoying, bothering, bothersome, disturbing,
exasperating, galling, harassing, harassment, importunate,
importune, irking, irksome, irritating, pesky, pestering,
pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguesome, plaguey,
plaguing, provocation, provoking, teasing, tiresome, tormenting,
troublesome, troubling, vexation, vexatious, wearisome, worrisome,
worrying
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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