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vex
/vɛks/
verb 5noun 1name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
far, right
VEX + NOUN
ear, goat, ourselves, things
PREP.
out, since, with
ADV.
again, once
Definitions
verb
1
To annoy, irritate.
Billy's professor was vexed by his continued failure to improve his grades.
The first thing that greets you on entering the church is a notice asking you not to vex the goat, since it renders valuable service in keeping the churchyard tidy.
2
To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
I will not again vex her ear with words of love, however true, however deep: ours is an evil destiny, and we may not control it!
I vex my heart with fancies dim: He still outstript me in the race; It was but unity of place That made me dream I rank’d with him.
3
To trouble aggressively, to harass.
In that tyme Herode the kynge layed hondes on certayne of the congregaciõ, to vexe them.
4
To twist, to weave.
some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom
5
To be irritated; to fret.
Wake when thou would'st wake, fear nought, vex for nought
noun
1
A trouble.
name
1
Initialism of Venus Express.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Billy's professor was vexed by his continued failure to improve his grades.
Wiktionary02
The first thing that greets you on entering the church is a notice asking you not to vex the goat, since it renders valuable service in keeping the churchyard tidy.
Wiktionary03
I will not again vex her ear with words of love, however true, however deep: ours is an evil destiny, and we may not control it!
Wiktionary04
It is not right to vex ourselves at things, for they care nought about it.
Tatoeba · #273179105
Vex not too far the lion, chained though he be.
Tatoeba · #293103806
It is not right to vex ourselves at things, for they care not about it.
Tatoeba · #6203130Usage Notes
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