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English 5 senses of the word *vex*:
VERB	emotion	vex, annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, chafe, devil	cause annoyance in
	emotion	vex, worry	disturb the peace of mind of
	contact	vex, agitate, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up	change the arrangement or position of
	communication	vex	subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation
	cognition	vex, perplex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound	be a mystery or bewildering to

vex pronunciation
Sounds	veh'ks
Rhymes	Aix ... x / X: 35 rhymes with ehks...

Englishvex: 5 senses verb 1, emotion
Meaning	Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Model	The bad news will vex him; The performance is likely to vex Sue
Synonyms	annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, chafe, devil
Narrower	antagonize, antagonise	Provoke the hostility of
	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
Similar to	chafe	Feel extreme / extreme irritation or anger
Spanish	agobiar, enfadar, fastidiar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, mortificar, provocar, vejar
Catalan	amoïnar, atabalar, enfadar, fastidiar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, mortificar, provocar, vexar
Nouns	vexation	the act of troubling or annoying someone
	vexation	the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
	vexer	someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

Englishvex: 5 senses verb 2, emotion
Meaning	disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Synonym	worry
Cause to	worry	Be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
Narrower	eat, eat on	Worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
	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
Opposite	reassure, assure	Cause to feel sure
Similar to	worry	Be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
Spanish	apurar, disgustar, inquietarse, inquietar, molestar, preocuparse, preocupar
Catalan	amoinar, amoïnar, apurar, assetjar, inquietar, molestar, preocupar
Nouns	vexation	something or someone that causes anxiety

Englishvex: 5 senses verb 3, contact
Meaning	change the arrangement or position of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	agitate, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
Narrower	beat, scramble	Stir vigorously
	poke	Stir by poking
	roil, rile	make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
	toss	agitate
Broader	move, displace	Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Spanish	agitar, excitar, molestar, remover
Catalan	agitar, excitar, molestar, remoure

Englishvex: 5 senses verb 4, communication
Meaning	subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"vex the subject of the death penalty"
Broader	debate, deliberate	discuss the pros and cons of an issue

Englishvex: 5 senses verb 5, cognition
Meaning	Be a mystery or bewildering to.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Example	"a vexing problem"
Synonyms	perplex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
Narrower	elude, escape	Be incomprehensible to
	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
Spanish	asombrar, confundir, desconcertar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, sorprender
Catalan	desconcertar, incomodar, irritar, molestar

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