Synonyms for vex
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : veks |
| Phonetic Transcription : vɛks |
Top 10 synonyms for vex Other synonyms for the word vex
- abrade
- aggravate
- anger
- be at
- chafe
- depress
- eat
- fret
- get in one's hair
- get under one's skin
- give a bad time
- give a hard time
- grate on
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- irk
- irritate
- molest
- needle
- nettle
- offend
- peeve
- perplex
- pester
- pique
- plague
- provoke
- put out
- rasp
- ride
- rile
- tease
- tick off
- torment
- trouble
- turn off
- upset
- worry
Définition of vex
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French vexer, from Latin vexare "to attack, harass, trouble," from vexus, collateral form of vectus, past participle of vehere "to draw, carry" (see vehicle). Related: Vexed; vexing.
- verb distress, bother
- “Vex not thyself,” said the old dame, as she saw him struggling with his sobs.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- "Nay, you cannot vex me," he answered, all warm again at the very sight of her.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- She is a very good woman—very; but it's prudent not to vex her.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- All this was the readier told me, because it was against me, and would tease and vex me.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The chance was lost; but why should it vex her,—what was he to her?
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Often, when I was a child, I wished to kill myself in order to vex others.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Poor fellow I you vex me much by telling me that he is unfortunate.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
- You see, Monsieur, he could vex me in two or three ways, so could I him.
- Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
- "I haven't meant to vex you," he said, as he stooped to kiss his mother.
- Extract from : « Great Uncle Hoot-Toot » by Mrs. Molesworth
- She did not want to vex Geoff, but she was unused to any but straightforward replies.
- Extract from : « Great Uncle Hoot-Toot » by Mrs. Molesworth
Antonyms for vex
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