vex

vex

V0080100 (vĕks)tr.v. vexed, vex·ing, vex·es 1. To irritate, bother, or frustrate: was vexed at the slow pace of reform. See Synonyms at annoy.2. To cause perplexity in; baffle: "the mathematical, biological, and meteorological problems that vexed and intrigued him all the days of his life" (Robin Marantz Henig).3. To cause difficulty or trouble to: "He was determined to lay to rest the problem that had most vexed his presidency" (James Carroll).4. To cause pain or physical distress to; afflict: "O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed" (King James Bible).

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[Middle English vexen, from Old French vexer, from Latin vexāre; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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vex′ed·ly (vĕk′sĭd-lē) adv.vex′er n.vex′ing·ly adv.

vex

(vɛks) vb (tr) 1. to anger or annoy2. to confuse; worry3. archaic to agitate[C15: from Old French vexer, from Latin vexāre to jolt (in carrying), from vehere to convey] ˈvexer n ˈvexing adj ˈvexingly adv

vex

(vɛks)

v.t. 1. to irritate; annoy; provoke: was told to stop vexing the dog. 2. to torment; trouble; distress; worry: vexed by many problems. 3. to discuss or debate (a subject, question, etc.) with vigor or at great length. 4. to disturb by motion; stir up; toss about. [1375–1425; < Old French vexer < Latin vexāre to shake, jolt, annoy] vex′er, n.

vex

Past participle: vexed
Gerund: vexing

Imperative
vex
vex

Present
I vex
you vex
he/she/it vexes
we vex
you vex
they vex

Preterite
I vexed
you vexed
he/she/it vexed
we vexed
you vexed
they vexed

Present Continuous
I am vexing
you are vexing
he/she/it is vexing
we are vexing
you are vexing
they are vexing

Present Perfect
I have vexed
you have vexed
he/she/it has vexed
we have vexed
you have vexed
they have vexed

Past Continuous
I was vexing
you were vexing
he/she/it was vexing
we were vexing
you were vexing
they were vexing

Past Perfect
I had vexed
you had vexed
he/she/it had vexed
we had vexed
you had vexed
they had vexed

Future
I will vex
you will vex
he/she/it will vex
we will vex
you will vex
they will vex

Future Perfect
I will have vexed
you will have vexed
he/she/it will have vexed
we will have vexed
you will have vexed
they will have vexed

Future Continuous
I will be vexing
you will be vexing
he/she/it will be vexing
we will be vexing
you will be vexing
they will be vexing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been vexing
you have been vexing
he/she/it has been vexing
we have been vexing
you have been vexing
they have been vexing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been vexing
you will have been vexing
he/she/it will have been vexing
we will have been vexing
you will have been vexing
they will have been vexing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been vexing
you had been vexing
he/she/it had been vexing
we had been vexing
you had been vexing
they had been vexing

Conditional
I would vex
you would vex
he/she/it would vex
we would vex
you would vex
they would vex

Past Conditional
I would have vexed
you would have vexed
he/she/it would have vexed
we would have vexed
you would have vexed
they would have vexed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	vex - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get toget under one's skin, get - irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"eat into, rankle, grate, fret - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentfulruffle - trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure"fret - cause annoyance inbeset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"antagonize, antagonise - provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss"displease - give displeasure to
	2.	vex - disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"worrymisgive - suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably"cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, unhinge, distract, trouble - disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"eat on, eat - worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?"nag - worry persistently; "nagging concerns and doubts"worry - be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"
	3.	vex - change the arrangement or position ofraise up, commove, disturb, stir up, shake up, agitatescramble, beat - stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"toss - agitate; "toss the salad"rile, roil - make turbid by stirring up the sediments ofpoke - stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	4.	vex - subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"deliberate, debate - discuss the pros and cons of an issue
	5.	vex - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, pose, stick, beat, getstump, mix up - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her"befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

vex

verb annoy, bother, irritate, worry, trouble, upset, disturb, distress, provoke, bug (informal), offend, needle (informal), plague, put out, tease, torment, harass, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), afflict, fret, gall, agitate, exasperate, nettle, pester, displease, rile, pique, peeve (informal), grate on, get on your nerves (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), give someone grief (Brit. & S. African), get your back up, put your back up Everything about that man vexes me.
please, comfort, soothe, console, hush, appease, gratify, allay, mollify, quiet

vex

verbTo trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations:aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall, get, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, provoke, put out, rile, ruffle.Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin.

Translations

使烦恼

vex

(veks) verb to annoy or distress (a person). There were no other problems to vex us. 使不快或惱怒 使烦恼vexˈation noun1. the state of being vexed. 惱火 恼火2. a cause of annoyance or trouble. minor worries and vexations. 令人惱火或苦惱的原因 苦恼的原因，使人恼火的事情