English > vex: 5 senses > verb 1, emotionMeaning | Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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Model | The bad news will vex him; The performance is likely to vex Sue |
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Synonyms | annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, chafe, devil |
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Narrower | antagonize, antagonise | Provoke the hostility of |
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eat into, fret, rankle, grate | gnaw into |
fret | Cause annoyance in |
get, get under one's skin | irritate |
harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke | annoy continually or chronically |
peeve | Cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful |
ruffle | Trouble or vex |
Broader | displease | Give displeasure to |
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Similar to | chafe | Feel extreme / extreme irritation or anger |
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Spanish | agobiar, enfadar, fastidiar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, mortificar, provocar, vejar |
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Catalan | amoïnar, atabalar, enfadar, fastidiar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, mortificar, provocar, vexar |
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Nouns | vexation | the act of troubling or annoying someone |
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vexation | the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed |
vexer | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) |
English > vex: 5 senses > verb 2, emotionMeaning | disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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Synonym | worry |
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Cause to | worry | Be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy |
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Narrower | eat, eat on | Worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way |
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misgive | Suggest fear or doubt |
nag | Worry persistently |
Broader | perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed |
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Opposite | reassure, assure | Cause to feel sure |
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Similar to | worry | Be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy |
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Spanish | apurar, disgustar, inquietarse, inquietar, molestar, preocuparse, preocupar |
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Catalan | amoinar, amoïnar, apurar, assetjar, inquietar, molestar, preocupar |
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Nouns | vexation | something or someone that causes anxiety |
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English > vex: 5 senses > verb 5, cognitionMeaning | Be a mystery or bewildering to. |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody |
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Example | "a vexing problem" |
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Synonyms | perplex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound |
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Narrower | elude, escape | Be incomprehensible to |
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riddle | Set a difficult problem or riddle |
stump, mix up | Cause to be perplexed or confounded |
Broader | confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate | Be confusing / confusing or perplexing to |
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Spanish | asombrar, confundir, desconcertar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, sorprender |
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Catalan | desconcertar, incomodar, irritar, molestar |
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