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vex
[veks]
verb (used with object)
His noisy neighbors often vexed him.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms:to torment; trouble; distress; plague; worry.
Lack of money vexes many.
Her arthritis vexed her all night.
Synonyms: , ,to confuse or bewilder; confound.
The formula vexes most of our students at first.
to discuss or debate (a subject, question, etc.) with vigor or at great length.
They vexed the question endlessly without agreeing.
to disturb by motion; stir up; toss about.
vex
/ ɛ /
verb
to anger or annoy
to confuse; worry
archaicto agitate
Other 51Թ Forms
- vexer noun
- vexing adjective
- ˈ澱Բ adverb
- ˈ澱Բ adjective
- ˈ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vex1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vex1
Example Sentences
The person behind the replacement artwork, who is only willing to be identified on social media as Ryhope Horse, said they had been "vexed" every time they passed the remains of the original statue.
He left the Arizona Senate — and electoral politics — in 2019, vexed and frustrated by the rise of Trump and the anti-immigrant wave he rode to his first, improbable election to the White House.
Khan went on for a minute about a vexing old record deal then seemed wisely to think better of that.
In a powerful moment of social resistance during these vexing times, Springsteen led the inductees in a passionate rendition of Woody Guthrie’s folk anthem, “This Land Is Your Land.”
If US territorial ambitions for Canada are, in fact, a "real thing", it presents a simple, vexing question.
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