'Vexing' definitions:
Definition of 'vexing'
From: WordNet
adjective
Extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening" [syn: exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing]
adjective
Causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [syn: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing]
Definition of 'Vexing'
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]
Synonyms of 'vexing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aggravating,
- annoying,
- bothering,
- bothersome,
- disturbing,
- exasperating,
- galling,
- harassing,
- harassment,
- importunate,
- importune,
- irking,
- irksome,
- irritating,
- pesky,
- pestering,
- pestiferous,
- pestilent,
- pestilential,
- plaguesome,
- plaguey,
- plaguing,
- provocation,
- provoking,
- teasing,
- tiresome,
- tormenting,
- troublesome,
- troubling,
- vexation,
- vexatious,
- wearisome,
- worrisome,
- worrying