to vex

Examples

• All

• If you want to vex him, ask him about his wife, the washerwoman, who baits him.

  Barry Lyndon (1975)

• He's trying to vex you.

  Jiu Jitsu (2020)

• I think she means to vex me.

  The Favourite (2018)

• I'm sorry if I vex you.

  The Moon and Sixpence (1942)

• You otherwise irritate or vex me, and guess what?

  Suicide Squad (2016)

• This woman has me vexed.

  Your Highness (2011)

• Now do not vex me, Ornshaw; do not vex me, lad!

  Melody (1971)

• Even at the lab, where much is routine, he is often vexed when people talk.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Will you stop poking up and vexing me?

  Duel in the Sun (1946)

• "I voted for you last time, Bill Balsam," said the vexed farm wife.

  Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

B

to bother

vsto vex

∞ 1.0

To annoy or disturb someone

focuses more on emotional upset or distress than on simple worry

A

to annoy

vsto vex

246 1.0

Make someone slightly angry or bothered by small repeated actions

is broader, adding upset or distress beyond mere slight irritation

G

to get to

vsto vex

• Informal

215 6.3

Annoy or upset someone gradually

often implies actual distress rather than only feeling bothered

I

to irritate

vsto vex

78 2.9

Make someone feel annoyed or impatient, often by repeated small actions

is more about causing upset or distress rather than just impatience

R

to rile

vsto vex

63 6.9

Make someone annoyed, often by small things

is broader, including upset or distress as well as anger

G

to get at

vsto vex

• Informal

25 7.1

To annoy someone with small repeated actions

can also cause deeper upset or distress beyond mere disturbance

E

to exasperate

vsto vex

7 5.9

Make someone very annoyed by doing the same thing again and again

is milder, causing annoyance or upset rather than extreme frustration

N

to nettle

vsto vex

2 6.8

To annoy or upset someone in a way that feels sharp

causes general upset or distress rather than a sharp sting

D

to devil

vsto vex

• UK

8.3

To annoy someone again and again with small problems

is more about causing upset or distress rather than only persistence

Antonyms

P

to please

216 1.0

To make someone happy or satisfied

C

to comfort

172 1.0

To make someone feel less upset or in pain

How Annoying

to infuriate

46 5.0

to irritate

17 3.4

to vex

11 7.0

to annoy

246 1.0

to bother

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology