To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations

• vex

  1. To irritate, bother, or frustrate:
  2. To cause perplexity in; baffle:
  3. To cause difficulty or trouble to:

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  1. To irritate, bother, or frustrate:
  2. To cause perplexity in; baffle:
  3. To cause difficulty or trouble to:

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• ruffle

  1. A strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for trimming or decoration.
  2. A ruff on a bird.
  3. An irregularity or a slight disturbance of a surface:

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  1. A strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for trimming or decoration.
  2. A ruff on a bird.
  3. An irregularity or a slight disturbance of a surface:

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• rile

  1. To anger or irritate.
  2. To stir up (liquid); roil.

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  1. To anger or irritate.
  2. To stir up (liquid); roil.

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• put out

  1. (baseball) The statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused.
  2. Taking offense; indignant.
  3. To place outside or eject.

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  1. (baseball) The statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused.
  2. Taking offense; indignant.
  3. To place outside or eject.

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• provoke

  1. To incite to anger or resentment:
  2. To stir to action or feeling:
  3. To give rise to; bring about:

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  1. To incite to anger or resentment:
  2. To stir to action or feeling:
  3. To give rise to; bring about:

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• nettle

  1. Any of various plants of the genus Urtica, having toothed leaves, unisexual apetalous flowers, and stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact.
  2. Any of various hairy, stinging, or prickly plants.
  3. To sting with or as if with a nettle.

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  1. Any of various plants of the genus Urtica, having toothed leaves, unisexual apetalous flowers, and stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact.
  2. Any of various hairy, stinging, or prickly plants.
  3. To sting with or as if with a nettle.

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• irritate

  1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
  2. To make sore or inflamed:
  3. To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).

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  1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
  2. To make sore or inflamed:
  3. To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).

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• irk

  1. To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to.

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  1. To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to.

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• get

  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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• gall

  1. Outrageous insolence; effrontery:
  2. Bitterness of feeling; rancor.
  3. Something bitter to endure:

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  1. Outrageous insolence; effrontery:
  2. Bitterness of feeling; rancor.
  3. Something bitter to endure:

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• fret

  1. To be vexed or troubled; worry.
  2. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.
  3. To move agitatedly.

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  1. To be vexed or troubled; worry.
  2. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.
  3. To move agitatedly.

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• exasperate

  1. To make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly.
  2. To increase the gravity or intensity of:

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  1. To make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly.
  2. To increase the gravity or intensity of:

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• disturb

  1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of:
  2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
  3. To interfere with; interrupt:

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  1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of:
  2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
  3. To interfere with; interrupt:

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• chafe

  1. To wear away or irritate by rubbing or friction:
  2. To annoy; vex:
  3. To warm by rubbing, as with the hands.

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  1. To wear away or irritate by rubbing or friction:
  2. To annoy; vex:
  3. To warm by rubbing, as with the hands.

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• bug

  1. An insect having mouthparts used for piercing and sucking, such as an aphid, a bedbug, or a stinkbug.
  2. An insect of any kind, such as a cockroach or a ladybug.
  3. A small invertebrate with many legs, such as a spider or a centipede.

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  1. An insect having mouthparts used for piercing and sucking, such as an aphid, a bedbug, or a stinkbug.
  2. An insect of any kind, such as a cockroach or a ladybug.
  3. A small invertebrate with many legs, such as a spider or a centipede.

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• bother

  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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• annoy

  1. To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.
  2. To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.

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  1. To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.
  2. To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.

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• aggravate

  1. To make worse or more troublesome:
  2. To annoy or exasperate:

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  1. To make worse or more troublesome:
  2. To annoy or exasperate:

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Something that annoys

• vexation

  1. The condition of being vexed; annoyance:
  2. A source of irritation or annoyance:

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  1. The condition of being vexed; annoyance:
  2. A source of irritation or annoyance:

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• torment

  1. Great physical pain or mental anguish.
  2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain.
  3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation.

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  1. Great physical pain or mental anguish.
  2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain.
  3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation.

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• plague

  1. A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease; a pestilence.
  2. A virulent, infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (syn. Pasteurella pestis ) and is transmitted primarily by the bite of fleas from an infected rodent, especially a rat. In humans it occurs in bubonic form, marked by lymph node enlargement, and in pneumonic form, marked by infection of the lungs, and can progress to septicemia.
  3. A widespread affliction or calamity seen as divine retribution.

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  1. A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease; a pestilence.
  2. A virulent, infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (syn. Pasteurella pestis ) and is transmitted primarily by the bite of fleas from an infected rodent, especially a rat. In humans it occurs in bubonic form, marked by lymph node enlargement, and in pneumonic form, marked by infection of the lungs, and can progress to septicemia.
  3. A widespread affliction or calamity seen as divine retribution.

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• nuisance

  1. One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother:
  2. A use of property or course of conduct that interferes with the legal rights of others by causing damage, annoyance, or inconvenience.

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  1. One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother:
  2. A use of property or course of conduct that interferes with the legal rights of others by causing damage, annoyance, or inconvenience.

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• irritation

  1. The act of irritating:
  2. The condition of being irritated; vexation:
  3. A source of irritation:

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  1. The act of irritating:
  2. The condition of being irritated; vexation:
  3. A source of irritation:

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• irritant

  1. Causing irritation, especially physical irritation.
  2. A source of irritation:

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  1. Causing irritation, especially physical irritation.
  2. A source of irritation:

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• bother

  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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• besetment

  1. The state of being beset.

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  1. The state of being beset.

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• annoyance

  1. The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed.
  2. A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.

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  1. The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed.
  2. A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.

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• aggravation

  1. The act of aggravating or the state of being aggravated.
  2. A source of continuing, increasing irritation or trouble.
  3. Exasperation.

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  1. The act of aggravating or the state of being aggravated.
  2. A source of continuing, increasing irritation or trouble.
  3. Exasperation.

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