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English
Etymology
From Middle English vexen , from Old French vexer , from Latin vexāre ( “ disturb, agitate, annoy ” ) . Doublet of quake . Displaced native Old English dreċċan and gremman .
Pronunciation
Verb
vex (third-person singular simple present vexes , present participle vexing , simple past and past participle vexed or ( archaic ) vext )
( transitive ) To annoy , irritate .
Synonyms: agitate , irk , irritate ; see also Thesaurus:annoy
Billy's professor was vexed by his continued failure to improve his grades .
1980 , AA book of British Villages , Drive Publications Ltd, page 164 :The first thing that greets you on entering the church is a notice asking you not to vex the goat, since it renders valuable service in keeping the churchyard tidy.
( transitive ) To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress .
Synonyms: afflict , grame , torment ; see also Thesaurus:vex
1834 , L E L , chapter XII, in Francesca Carrara. In Three Volumes.">… ] , volume II, London: Richard Bentley , , (successor to Henry Colburn ), →OCLC , page 151 :I will not again vex her ear with words of love, however true, however deep: ours is an evil destiny, and we may not control it!
1850 , , “Canto XLI”, in In Memoriam , London: Edward Moxon , , →OCLC , page 64 :I vex my heart with fancies dim: He still outstript me in the race; It was but unity of place That made me dream I rank’d with him.
( transitive , now rare ) To trouble aggressively, to harass .
Synonyms: beset , hassle ; see also Thesaurus:pester
( transitive , rare ) To twist , to weave .
( intransitive , obsolete ) To be irritated; to fret .
Synonyms: chafe , fume
1613 , George Chapman , The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois :Wake when thou would'st wake, fear nought, vex for nought
( transitive ) To toss back and forth; to agitate ; to disquiet .
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to annoy
Bulgarian: ядосвам (bg) ( jadosvam )
Cornish: veksya
Czech: otravovat (cs)
Dutch: ergeren (nl)
Finnish: ärsyttää (fi)
French: ennuyer (fr) , énerver (fr)
Georgian: გაღიზიანება ( gaɣizianeba )
German: ärgern (de) , verärgern (de) , reizen (de) , irritieren (de)
Hindi: परेशान करना ( pareśān karnā ) , दिमाग खाना ( dimāg khānā , literally “ to eat brain ” ) , दिमाग चाटना ( dimāg cāṭnā , literally “ to lick brain ” )
Hungarian: piszkál (hu) , vegzál (hu)
Ido: iracigar (io)
Italian: vessare (it) , innervosire
Latin: vexō , piget , taedet
Maori: hawene
Old English: dreċċan , gremman
Persian: آزردن (fa) ( âzordan )
Polish: denerwować (pl) impf
Portuguese: vexar (pt) , irritar (pt) , aborrecer (pt)
Russian: раздража́ть (ru) ( razdražátʹ ) , досажда́ть (ru) ( dosaždátʹ )
Scottish Gaelic: sàraich
Spanish: molestar (es) , irritar (es) , vejar (es)
Swedish: irritera (sv) , förarga (sv)
Turkish: kızdırmak (tr)
to distress; to cause mental suffering
Czech: trápit (cs)
Dutch: kwellen (nl)
Esperanto: ĉagreni (eo)
Finnish: kiusata (fi) , vaivata (fi)
French: vexer (fr) informal , tourmenter (fr)
Georgian: აღელვება ( aɣelveba )
German: beunruhigen (de) , quälen (de)
Greek:
Ancient: ἀνιάω ( aniáō )
Hindi: खून पीना ( khūn pīnā , literally “ to drink blood ” )
Irish: buair
Italian: tormentare (it) , vessare (it) , infastidire (it)
Persian: رنجاندن (fa) ( ranjândan )
Polish: gnębić (pl) impf , niepokoić (pl) impf
Portuguese: tormentar , vexar (pt)
Quechua: ch'iqmichiy
Romanian: vexa (ro) f
Russian: волнова́ть (ru) ( volnovátʹ )
Scottish Gaelic: sàraich
Spanish: disgustar (es) , afligir (es) , atormentar (es) , vejar (es)
Turkish: rahatsız etmek (tr)
rare, archaic: to trouble aggressively
Translations to be checked
Noun
vex (plural vexes )
( Scotland , obsolete ) A trouble .
References
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
vex
alternative form of wax ( “ wax ” )
Etymology 2
Verb
vex
alternative form of vexen
Old Norse
Verb
vex
first / second / third-person singular present active indicative of vaxa