English > vex: 5 senses > verb 1, emotion| Meaning | 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, emotion| Meaning | 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, cognition| Meaning | 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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