| vex | (verb) be a mystery or bewildering to | Synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy |
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| (verb) subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation | - |
| (verb) change the arrangement or position of | Synonyms: agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up |
| (verb) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | Synonyms: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile |
| (verb) disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress | Synonyms: worry |
| vexation | (noun) the act of troubling or annoying someone | Synonyms: annoyance, annoying, irritation |
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| (noun) something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness | Synonyms: concern, headache, worry |
| (noun) anger produced by some annoying irritation | Synonyms: annoyance, chafe |
| (noun) the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed | Synonyms: annoyance, botheration, irritation |
| vexatious | (adjective) causing irritation or annoyance | Synonyms: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexing |
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| vexatiously | (adverb) in a vexatious manner | - |
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| vexed | (adjective) causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed | - |
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| (adjective) troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances | Synonyms: annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered |
| vexer | (noun) someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) | Synonyms: annoyer, tease, teaser |
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| vexing | (adjective) causing irritation or annoyance | Synonyms: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexatious |
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| (adjective) extremely annoying or displeasing | Synonyms: exasperating, infuriating, maddening |