vexes

Meaning of vexes

verb, 3rd person present
  1. make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters.
    the memory of the conversation still vexed him

late Middle English: from Old French vexer, from Latin vexare ‘shake, disturb’.

Information about vexes

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of vexes is: vex.
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Hyphenation of vexes

vexes

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • vexes is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

vexes synonyms

Meaning make (someone) a little angry; irritate:

annoy

Meaning make (someone) annoyed or a little angry:

irritate

Meaning make (someone) extremely angry and impatient:

infuriate

Meaning fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in:

anger

Meaning perfume with incense or a similar fragrance:

incense

Meaning provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone:

inflame

Meaning make (someone) very angry:

enrage

Meaning irritate; annoy:

irk

Meaning feel distressed or humiliated:

chagrin

Meaning irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely:

exasperate

Meaning make (someone) extremely annoyed:

madden

Meaning feel irritated or resentful:

pique

Meaning deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry:

provoke

Meaning irritate or annoy (someone):

nettle

Meaning interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of:

disturb

Meaning make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried:

upset

Meaning make (someone) anxious or unsettled:

perturb

Meaning disturb or agitate (someone):

discompose

Meaning make an attempt or effort to do something:

try

Meaning cause trouble or annoyance to (someone) by interrupting or otherwise inconveniencing them:

bother

Meaning cause distress or anxiety to:

trouble

Meaning annoy or disturb:

worry

Meaning make (someone) troubled or nervous:

agitate

Meaning subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation:

harass

Meaning persistently carry out attacks on (an enemy or an enemy's territory):

harry

Meaning disturb or bother (someone):

fuss

Meaning make (someone) agitated or confused:

fluster

Meaning disconcert or upset the composure of (someone):

ruffle

Meaning harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly:

hound

Meaning harass (someone) constantly to do something that they are averse to:

nag

Meaning annoy or provoke in an unkind way:

torment

Meaning cause mental or physical pain to:

pain

Meaning cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain:

distress

Meaning make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way:

tease

Meaning cause (someone) to feel upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve something:

frustrate

Meaning (with reference to a part of the body) make or become sore by rubbing against something:

chafe

Meaning have an irritating effect:

grate

Meaning be constantly or visibly anxious:

fret

Meaning bold and impudent behaviour:

gall

Meaning arouse fierce anger, shock, or indignation in (someone):

outrage

Meaning make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied:

displease

Meaning cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful:

offend

Meaning cause (someone) to feel revulsion or strong disapproval:

disgust

Meaning fail to satisfy (someone):

dissatisfy

Meaning make (someone) worried or uneasy:

disquiet

Meaning make a fuss; moan:

mither

Meaning annoy or irritate:

peeve

Meaning annoy or exasperate:

aggravate

Meaning annoy:

miff

Meaning annoy or bother (someone):

bug

Meaning (of a person or animal) use the teeth to cut into or through something:

bite

Meaning put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it:

eat

Meaning harass; pester:

hassle

Meaning make (someone) annoyed or irritated:

rile

Meaning provoke or annoy (someone) by continual criticism or questioning:

needle

Meaning cause annoyance to:

nark

Meaning sit on and control the movement of (an animal, typically a horse):

ride

Meaning annoy or irritate (someone):

rankle

Meaning cover (an area of ground) with gravel:

gravel

vexes antonyms

Meaning appease the anger or anxiety of (someone):

mollify

Meaning pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands:

appease

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