vex
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English vexen from Old French vexer, from Latin vēxāre (“‘disturb, agitate’”). Replaced native Middle English grillen "to vex, annoy" from Old English grillan.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /vɛks/
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- Rhymes: -ɛks
[edit] Verb
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to vex (third-person singular simple present vexes, present participle vexing, simple past and past participle vexed)
- (transitive) To annoy.
- Billy's professor was vexed by his continued failure to improve his grades.
- (transitive) To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
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To annoy
To distress; to cause mental suffering
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