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vex (veks)

transitive verb

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

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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