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vex::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile |
| Type of | displease |
| Has types | eat into, fret, get, get under one's skin, grate, harass, hassle, harry, antagonize, beset, antagonise, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, ruffle, rankle, provoke, plague, peeve, molest |
| Verb group | chafe |
| Derivation | vexation, vexer |
vex::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | debate, deliberate |
vex the subject of the death penalty.
Examples of vex
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In 2009, the PiraTech VEX team even came in third place out of more 3,000 teams.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Can they bamboozle their shareholder the way they vex the Internal Revenue Service?
From the forbes.com
But the issue of how to handle the Greek crisis continues to vex euro-zone leaders.
From the time.com
Money matters and shopping difficulties may vex you under today's aspects.
From the kansas.com
It seems even the annoying small flaws of smart phones don't vex customers.
From the thestate.com
Long after Darwin's death in 1882, the history of flowers continued to vex scientists.
From the nytimes.com
A romantic companion can be irritable or a child may vex you this evening.
From the kansas.com
Hansen is a maverick, just as likely to vex his allies in the environmental movement.
From the nytimes.com
American-based VEX robotics was launched in New Zealand in 2008 by Massey University.
From the scoop.co.nz
- Annoy: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
- Worry: disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
- Agitate: change the arrangement or position of
- Subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"
- Perplex: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
- Vex is a reggae album released by Steel Pulse in September, 1994. It is Steel Pulse's ninth studio album. It was their first album without founding member Alphonso Martin.
- Self-Help Graphics & Art, Inc. is a community arts center in East Los Angeles, California, USA. Formed during the cultural renaissance that accompanied the Chicano Movement, Self Help, as it is sometimes called, was one of the primary centers that incubated the nascent Chicano Art movement, and ...
- To annoy; To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress
- (v.) to confuse or annoy (My little brother vexes me by poking me in the ribs for hours on end.)
