English-Thai Dictionary

vex

VT ก่อกวน  ทำให้ กลุ้มใจ  ทำให้ วิตกกังวล  annoy upset worry kor-kuan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VEX

v.t.[L. vexo.] 1. To irritate; to make angry by little provocations; a popular use of the word.
2. To plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict.
Ten thousand torments vex my heart.
3. To disturb; to disquiet; to agitate.
White curl the waves, and the vex'd ocean roars.
4. To trouble; to distress.
I will also vex the hearts of many people. Ezekiel 32:9.
5. To persecute. Acts 12:1.
6. To stretch, as by hooks. [Not in use. ]

 

VEX

v.i.To fret; to be teased or irritated.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VEX

Vex, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vexed; p. pr. & vb. n. Vexing. ] Etym: [F.vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to vex, originally, to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr. vehere, vectum, to carry. See Vehicle. ]

 

1. To to White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars. Pope.

 

2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease. "I will not vex your souls." Shak. Then thousand torments vex my heart. Prior.

 

3. To twist; to weave. [R.] Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom. Dryden.

 

Syn. -- See Tease.

 

VEX

VEX Vex, v. i.

 

Defn: To be irritated; to fret. [R.] Chapman.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

vex

vex |veks vɛks | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (someone ) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, esp. with trivial matters: the memory of the conversation still vexed him | (as adj. vexing ) : the most vexing questions for policymakers. • archaic cause distress to: thou shalt not vex a stranger. DERIVATIVES vex er noun, vex ing ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French vexer, from Latin vexare ‘shake, disturb. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

vex

vex |vɛks | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (someone ) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters: the memory of the conversation still vexed him | (as adj. vexing ) : the most vexing questions for policymakers. • [ no obj. ] W. Indian be annoyed, irritated, or unhappy. • archaic cause distress to: thou shalt not vex a stranger. ▶adjective chiefly W. Indian angry; annoyed: I ain't vex with you. DERIVATIVES vexer noun, vexingly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French vexer, from Latin vexare ‘shake, disturb ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

vex

vex verb Alice was vexed by his remarks: annoy, irritate, anger, infuriate, exasperate, irk, gall, pique, put out, antagonize, nettle, get on someone's nerves, ruffle someone's feathers, rattle someone's cage, make someone's hackles rise, rub the wrong way; informal aggravate, peeve, miff, rile, needle, get (to ), bug, get someone's goat, get someone's back up, get someone's dander up, tee off, tick off, burn up, rankle.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

vex

vex verb Alice was vexed by his remarks: annoy, irritate, infuriate, anger, incense, inflame, enrage, irk, chagrin, exasperate, madden, pique, provoke, nettle, disturb, upset, perturb, discompose, put out; try, try someone's patience, get on someone's nerves, bother, trouble, worry, agitate, harass, harry, fuss, fluster, ruffle, hound; rankle with, nag, torment, pain, distress, tease, frustrate, chafe, grate, fret, gall, outrage, displease, offend, disgust, dissatisfy, disquiet; Brit. rub up the wrong way; N. English mither; informal peeve, aggravate, miff, bug, bite, eat, hassle, rile, get to, hack off, make someone's blood boil, make someone see red, get someone's goat, get someone's hackles up, make someone's hackles rise, get someone's back up, get someone's dander up, drive up the wall, drive bananas, needle, be a thorn in someone's side /flesh, be a pain in the neck, ruffle someone's feathers, get in someone's hair, get up someone's nose, get under someone's skin, give someone a hard time; Brit. informal nark, get on someone's wick, give someone the hump, wind up, get across; N. Amer. informal tick off, ride, rankle, gravel; vulgar slang piss off, get on someone's tits. ANTONYMS mollify, appease. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD vex, annoy, irritate, aggravate, peeve See annoy . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

vex

vex /veks /動詞 他動詞 1 ｟やや古 ｠…をいらいらさせる, うるさがらせる, いらだたせる, じらす, 怒らせる (!annoyより強意的; しばしば受け身で ) .2 ｟やや古 ｠…を悩ます, 苦しめる .3 ｟かたく ｠…を詳細に論議する, 激論する .4 ｟古 ｠…を騒がす, 動揺させる .