VEX
- to irritate
- to worry
- to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to the restaurant is vexed by slow service
- bring physical distress to a headache vexed him all morning
- to annoy (to irritate (to provoke (to arouse to anger or sexual desire))) [v VEXT or VEXED, VEXING, VEXES]
- irritate or annoy by petty provocations harass vexed by the children
- shake or toss about
- to annoy (to be troublesome to) [v VEXED, VEXES, VEXING, VEXT]