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How to pronounce vexing in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms exasperating, infuriating, maddening
Type Words
Synonyms annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexatious


it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong.

Examples of vexing

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Patchett takes great pains to analyze her chief character's vexing insecurities.
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Consider the vexing question of charm, and the colorlessness of life without it.
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The debate about his future Hall of Fame plaque is not the most vexing question.
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It can be a vexing and drawn-out process for some, but the results are worth it.
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This month, RT officials will unveil a proposed solution to one vexing problem.
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The reference to constitutional requirements raises a potentially vexing issue.
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Indeed, the delays vexing the HOME program are larger than previously reported.
From the washingtonpost.com
Mr. Turner's case shares the vexing aspects of many of 2010's unsolved homicides.
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Since albums were manufactured at multiple plants, color correction was vexing.
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  • 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.)