Hypertext Webster Gateway: "vex"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Vex \Vex\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vexed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Vexing}.] [F. vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to vex, originally,
to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr. vehere, vectum,
to carry. See {Vehicle}.]
1. To to?s back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.

White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars.
--Pope.

2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to
irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to
trouble; to tease. ``I will not vex your souls.'' --Shak.

Then thousand torments vex my heart. --Prior.

3. To twist; to weave. [R.]

Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom.
--Dryden.

Syn: See {Tease}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Vex \Vex\, v. i.
To be irritated; to fret. [R.] --Chapman.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

vex
v : cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations:
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It
irritates me that she never closes the door after she
leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at},
{irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {chafe},
{devil}]


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