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Definition of 'vex'English
Verb
( es)
To trouble aggressively, to harass.
* 1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , Acts XII:
- In that tyme Herode the kynge layed hondes on certayne of the congregacion, to vexe them.
To annoy, irritate.
- Billy's professor was vexed by his continued failure to improve his grades.
To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
(rare) To twist, to weave.
* Dryden
- some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom
(obsolete) To be irritated; to fret.
- (Chapman)
To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
* Alexander Pope
- White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars.
Synonyms
* (to annoy) agitate, irritate
* (to cause mental suffering) afflict, torment
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