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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Vex \Vex\, v. i.
To be irritated; to fret. [R.] --Chapman.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vex
v 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" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get
at}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex},
{chafe}, {devil}]
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}, {vex}] [ant: {assure},
{reassure}]
3: change the arrangement or position of [syn: {agitate}, {vex},
{disturb}, {commove}, {shake up}, {stir up}, {raise up}]
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}, {vex}, {stick}, {get},
{puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder},
{flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze},
{dumbfound}]