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vex::verb | Spocien Dictionary

vex

/vɛks/

change the arrangement or position of

Type	Words
Synonyms	agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up
Type of	displace, move
Has types	toss, scramble, beat, poke, rile, roil

vex::verb | Spocien Dictionary

vex

/vɛks/

be a mystery or bewildering to

Type	Words
Synonyms	amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy
Type of	confound, befuddle, fox, discombobulate, fuddle, throw, bedevil, confuse
Has types	mix up, elude, escape, stump, riddle

a vexing problem.

vex::verb | Spocien Dictionary

vex

/vɛks/

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

Type	Words
Synonyms	worry
Type of	trouble, disorder, unhinge, distract, perturb, cark, disquiet
Has types	misgive, eat on, eat, nag
Verb group	worry
Derivation	vexation

vex::verb | Spocien Dictionary

vex

/vɛks/

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

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

vex

/vɛks/

subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation

Type	Words
Type of	debate, deliberate

vex the subject of the death penalty.