Vex synonyms
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Part of speech:
(Archaic) To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.
To cause discomfort to; trouble
To manage to get (along or through) in the face of trials and difficulties
To cause suffering or hardship for:
To cause difficulty or inconvenience to; incommode
To bring about deliberately; induce:
To be a cause of impatience or anger.
To make angry; enrage or provoke.
bother (related)
disturb (related)
That causes physical or mental pain
Causing vexation or irritation; troublesome:
(--- Archaic) Having choler as the dominant humor in terms of medieval physiology.
Put out of order; jumbled
Unable to wait patiently or tolerate delay; restless.
(Obs.) Forward or insolent
Uneasily impatient or hard to control under restriction, opposition, criticism, or delay:
(Law) Instituted without real grounds, chiefly to cause annoyance to the defendant
A condition of pain, suffering, or distress:
A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event:
(Archaic) Discomfort, sorrow, trouble, etc.
Restless eagerness to do something, go somewhere, etc.
The act of irritating:
Shame, humiliation, etc.; loss of self-respect
(Obs.) To overthrow
To make worse; make more burdensome, troublesome, etc.
To stir up interest and support through speeches and writing so as to produce changes
(Slang) To annoy, bother, anger, etc.
To become worn or sore from rubbing or friction:
To argue or debate with (someone).
To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.
To get into or be in a state of nervous or useless activity:
To wear away or make sore by abrasion; chafe:
To irritate or torment persistently:
To raid, esp. repeatedly, and ravage or rob; pillage; plunder
To browbeat; bully
To make furious; enrage.
To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to.
To tease or heckle
To sting with or as if with a nettle.
To cause displeasure, anger, resentment, or wounded feelings in:
To make confusedly intricate; complicate:
To annoy persistently, as with repeated demands or questions.
To arouse resentment in, as by slighting; ruffle the pride of
To exercise one's mind, as over the solution of a problem
To be vexed or upset:
rowel
To spur or prick (a horse, etc.) with or as with a rowel
To discompose or annoy; fluster:
To behave in a spiteful manner toward; vent one's spite upon by hurting, annoying, frustrating, etc.
To be strongly attractive to; excite the senses or desire of:
To tantalize
To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish.
To disturb; agitate; disquiet
To cause to overturn; knock or tip over:
aid (antonym)
assist (antonym)
help (antonym)
soothe (antonym)
please (antonym)
To increase the gravity or intensity of:
To make ready; prepare:
To cause to be annoyed or resentful.
To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations
get in one's hair
get on one's nerves
feelings (related)
pain (related)
To pierce something with (a knife, pin, etc.)
To involve in mystery or obscurity; make obscure or hard to understand
To check the interference of (low-frequency sound waves) in a radio, phonograph, etc. by the use of a baffle
To keep walking on
To put forth; assert (a claim, argument, etc.)
To disorientate someone.
To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
To astound, amaze, or bewilder
(Usage Problem) To cause to feel indifferent or bored.
To embarrass or perplex
(Obsolete) To bewilder; perplex.
To fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound.
To rouse strong feelings in; excite.
change the arrangement or position of
(Sports) In ice hockey, to maintain possession of (the puck) by outmaneuvering opposing players, especially so as to kill a penalty.
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
To be an informer.
To prepare (food, often chopped food) with hot seasoning
reassure (antonym)
The condition of being vexed; annoyance:
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