Found 4 items, similar to Vex.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: vex
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English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: vex
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: vex
vex
v 1: 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” [syn:
annoy,
rag,
get to,
bother,
get at,
irritate,
rile,
nark,
nettle,
gravel,
chafe,
devil]
2: disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation
or distress;
“I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is
worrying me” [syn:
worry] [ant:
reassure]
3: change the arrangement or position of [syn:
agitate,
disturb,
commove,
shake up,
stir up,
raise up]
4: subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or
deliberation;
“vex the subject of the death penalty”
5: 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” [syn:
perplex,
stick,
get,
puzzle,
mystify,
baffle,
beat,
pose,
bewilder,
flummox,
stupefy,
nonplus,
gravel,
amaze,
dumbfound]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Vex
Vex
\Vex\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Vexed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Vexing.] [F. vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to vex, originally,
to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr. vehere, vectum,
to carry. See
Vehicle.]
1. To to?s back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
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White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars.
--Pope.
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2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to
irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to
trouble; to tease.
“I will not vex your souls.” --Shak.
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Then thousand torments vex my heart. --Prior.
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3. To twist; to weave. [R.]
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Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom.
--Dryden.
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Syn: See
Tease.
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Vex
\Vex\, v. i.
To be irritated; to fret. [R.] --Chapman.
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