'Vex' definitions:

Definition of 'vex'

From: WordNet
verb
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil]
verb
Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" [syn: worry, vex] [ant: assure, reassure]
verb
Change the arrangement or position of [syn: agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up]
verb
Subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"
verb
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound]

Definition of 'Vex'

From: GCIDE
  • Vex \Vex\ (v[e^]ks), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vexed (v[e^]kst); p. pr. & vb. n. Vexing.] [F. vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to vex, originally, to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr. vehere, vectum, to carry. See Vehicle.]
  • 1. To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet. [1913 Webster]
  • White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Ten thousand torments vex my heart. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To twist; to weave. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: See Tease. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Vex'

From: GCIDE
  • Vex \Vex\, v. i. To be irritated; to fret. [R.] --Chapman. [1913 Webster]