Definitions for vex
vɛksvex

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devilverb

   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"

2. worry, vexverb

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

   "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"

3. agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise upverb

   change the arrangement or position of

4. vexverb

   subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation

   "vex the subject of the death penalty"

5. perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfoundverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vexverb

   To trouble aggressively, to harass.

2. vexverb

   To annoy, irritate.

   Billy's professor was vexed by his continued failure to improve his grades.

3. vexverb

   To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.

4. vexverb

   To twist, to weave.

5. Etymology: From vexen, from vexer, from vexare. Replaced native grillen from grillan.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vexverb

   to to/s back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet

2. Vexverb

   to make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease

3. Vexverb

   to twist; to weave

4. Vexverb

   to be irritated; to fret

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vex

   veks, v.t. to harass: to torment: to irritate by small provocations: to agitate: to contest.—v.i. (obs.) to be vexed.—n. (Scot.) a trouble.—n. Vexā′tion, a vexing: state of being vexed: trouble: a teasing annoyance: uneasiness.—adj. Vexā′tious, causing vexation or annoyance: harassing: full of trouble.—adv. Vexā′tiously.—n. Vexā′tiousness.—adj. Vexed, amazed.—n. Vex′er.—adj. Vex′ing.—adv. Vex′ingly, so as to vex or annoy.—n. Vex′ingness.—Vexatious suit (law), a suit begun without justifiable cause. [Fr. vexer—L. vexāre, to shake, annoy—vehĕre. to carry.]

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1. VEX

   What does VEX stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the VEX acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Confuse
   • Debate
   • Move
   • Perturb

How to pronounce vex?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vex in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vex in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of vex in a Sentence

1. Leonardo DaVinci:

   Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. For if you put on more clothes as the cold increases, it will have no power to hurt you. So in like manner you must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind.

2. Elizabeth Barrett Browning:

   The works of women are symbolical. We sew, sew, prick our fingers, dull our sight, producing what? A pair of slippers, sir, to put on when you're weary -- or a stool. To stumble over and vex you... curse that stool! Or else at best, a cushion, where you lean and sleep, and dream of something we are not, but would be for your sake. Alas, alas! This hurts most, this... that, after all, we are paid the worth of our work, perhaps.

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