vex

Vex is defined as to bring trouble or distress to or to annoy.

(verb)

An example of vex is for the flu to bring aches and pains to the sick individual.

See vex in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to give trouble to, esp. in a petty or nagging way; disturb, annoy, irritate, etc.
to distress, afflict, or plague: vexed with rheumatism
to keep bringing up, going over, or returning to (a matter difficult to solve)
Obsolete to shake or toss about

Origin: ME vexen < MFr vexer, to vex, torment < L vexare, to shake, agitate < pp. stem of vehere, to carry: see way

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See vex in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb vexed, vex·ing, vex·es

Origin:

Origin: Middle English vexen

Origin: , from Old French vexer

Origin: , from Latin vexāre; see wegh- in Indo-European roots

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