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1. • • verb (used with object) to irritate; annoy; provoke: His noisy neighbors often vexed him.
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   How many meanings are there for the verb Vex?

   • There are 15meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb vex, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use How common is the verb vex? About 2occurrences per million words in modern written English 1750 6.0 1760 5.6 1770 5.3 1780 5.2 1790 5.8 1800 6.0 1810 6.3

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   What does vexed mean?

   • To be vexed or displeased; to fret. aruea1230–1430 impersonal. It grieves, vexes, troubles (one). irkc1330–1797 intransitive. To grow weary or tired; to feel vexed, ‘bothered’ or disgusted; to feel it burdensome, to be loath (to do something). Const.

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   What does Vexen mean?

   • vexen, v.in Middle English Dictionary I. To distress, trouble, harass, worry, or annoy (a person, a group, a person's thoughts or feelings, etc.). I.1.a. c1410– transitive. To trouble, afflict, or harass (a person, etc.) by aggression, encroachment, or other interference with peace and quiet; to cause damage, detriment, or difficulty to.

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   What does Vex mean?

   • vex?a1425– transitive. To afflict with mental agitation or trouble; to make anxious or depressed; to distress deeply or seriously; to torment with worry or… solicita1450–1788 To disturb, disquiet, trouble; to make anxious, fill with concern. Obsolete. embusy1485–1693 transitive. To render busy, occupy assiduously; to give care or anxiety to.

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   What does vexing mean?

   • vexable, adj.?c1525– Able to be vexed; easily annoyed or distressed. vexer, n.1530– A person who or thing which causes vexation. vexing, adj.?1548–

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   Was there a desire to vex?

   • There was other evidence of the desire to vex: tea-towels hung sopping wet in the scullery when they should be hung on the line over the stove, [etc.]. ‘W. Trevor’, Reading Turgenevxxviii, in Two Lives(1992) 200 Show quotationsHide quotations Cite II. figurativeand in figurative contexts. II.7. ?a1475– transitive.

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   Sep 29, 2023 · What does the verb vex mean? There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb vex , three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Oct 30, 2017 · VEXED definition: 1. difficult to deal with and causing a lot of disagreement and argument: 2. difficult to deal…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of VEXED is affected with, marked by, or causing trouble or vexation. How to use vexed in a sentence.

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   to cause difficulty to someone, or to cause someone to feel angry, annoyed, or upset: This issue looks likely to continue to vex the government. Synonym. annoy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing feelings of anger and displeasure. aggravate. aggrieve. alienate. anger. annoy. bend. give someone the shits idiom. go too far idiom.

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   to cause difficulty to someone, or to cause someone to feel angry, annoyed, or upset: This issue looks likely to continue to vex the government. Synonym. annoy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing feelings of anger and displeasure. aggravate. aggrieve. alienate.

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   vex. If someone or something vexes you, they make you feel annoyed, puzzled, and frustrated. It vexed me to think of others gossiping behind my back. [VERB noun] Everything about her vexed him. [VERB noun] Exporters, farmers and industrialists alike are vexed and blame the government.

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   1. a. : to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to. the restaurant is vexed by slow service. b. : to bring physical distress to. a headache vexed him all morning. c. : to irritate or annoy by petty provocations : harass. vexed by the children. d. : puzzle, baffle. a problem to vex the keenest wit. 2. : to shake or toss about. Synonyms. aggravate.