Vex

Definition of Vex

Pronunciation: vĕks

v. t.	1.	To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet. [imp. & p. p. Vexed (vĕkst); p. pr. & vb. n. Vexing.] White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars. - Pope.
	2.	To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease. Ten thousand torments vex my heart. - Prior.
	3.	To twist; to weave. Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom. - Dryden.
v. i.	1.	To be irritated; to fret.

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