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v. To annoy, as with petty importunities; bother. See Synonyms at annoy.

v. To cause perplexity in; puzzle.

v. To bring distress or suffering to; plague or afflict.

v. To debate or discuss (a question, for example) at length.

v. To toss about or shake up.

v. To trouble aggressively, to harass.

v. To annoy, irritate.

v. To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.

v. To twist, to weave.

v. To be irritated; to fret.

v. To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.

v. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease.

v. To twist; to weave.

verb-intransitive. To be irritated; to fret.

To make angry by little provocations; excite slight anger or displeasure in; trouble by petty or light annoyances; irritate; tease; fret; plague; annoy; harass.

To make sorrowful; grieve; afflict; distress.

To agitate; disturb; overturn or throw into commotion; hence, to dispute; contest; cause to be discussed: in this sense chiefly used in the past participle: as, a vexed (much discussed but unsettled) question.

Synonyms Annoy, Plague, etc. (see tease), provoke, gall, chafe. To disquiet.

To fret; be teased or irritated; feel annoyed, angry, or distressed.

n. A trouble; a vexation.

v. disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress

v. subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

v. change the arrangement or position of

v. be a mystery or bewildering to

"The word vex with us means to provoke, irritate, by petty provocations."

pacify   

vexed    vexes    vexing   

debate    deliberate   

tease    trouble    annoy   

vexingly    vexer    vexation    vexed    vexatious   

tease    irritate    plague    torment    harass    afflict    trouble    twist    weave    fret   

Czechs    Ex    Lex    Rex    Tex    Triplex    X    aix    annex    becks   

knotty    baffle    vexatious    chicken-and-egg    soon    abstruse    irksome    uncomplimentary    daunt    frustrate