vex implies greater provocation and stronger disturbance and usually connotes anger but sometimes perplexity or anxiety.

VEX definition: 1. to cause difficulty to someone, or to cause someone to feel angry, annoyed, or upset: 2. to…. Learn more.

VEX definition: to irritate; annoy; provoke. See examples of vex used in a sentence.

The verb vex, the corresponding adjective vexatious, and the noun vexation are all slightly old-fashioned though still in current use. Vex descends through Middle English from Latin vexare, …

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 …

When you glimpse your face in a shop window it appears as if you're struggling with some incredibly vexing problem.

vex somebody to annoy or worry somebody. The memory of their conversation still vexed him. Want to learn more? Definition of vex verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, …

Vex definition: To irritate, bother, or frustrate.

Dec 14, 2025 · vex (third-person singular simple present vexes, present participle vexing, simple past and past participle vexed or (archaic) vext) Billy's professor was vexed by his continued …

vex′er, n. vex′ing•ly, adv. 1. anger, irk, fret, nettle. 2. hector, harry, harass. 1. delight.