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VERB (5)

1. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
- Example: "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"
- Example: "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;
- Example: "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
[syn: worry, vex]

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;
- Example: "vex the subject of the death penalty"

5. be a mystery or bewildering to;
- Example: "This beats me!"
- Example: "Got me--I don't know the answer!"
- Example: "a vexing problem"
- Example: "This question really stuck me"
[syn: perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Vex \Vex\, v. i.
   To be irritated; to fret. [R.] --Chapman.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]