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Synonyms for "vex" in English

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Detailed Synonyms for vex in English

vex:

to vex verb (vexes, vexed, vexing)

  1. to vex
    to annoy; to irritate; cause irritation; to chafe; to vex; to give offence; to anger
    • annoy verb (annoies, annoyed, annoying)
    • irritate verb (irritates, irritated, irritating)
    • chafe verb (chafes, chafed, chafing)
    • vex verb (vexes, vexed, vexing)
    • give offence verb (gives offence, gave offence, giving offence)
    • anger verb (angers, angered, angering)
  2. to vex
    to fool; to tease; to vex; to badger; to swindle; to trick; to hoax; to hoodwink
    • fool verb (fools, fooled, fooling)
    • tease verb (teases, teased, teasing)
    • vex verb (vexes, vexed, vexing)
    • badger verb (badgers, badgered, badgering)
    • swindle verb (swindles, swindled, swindling)
    • trick verb (tricks, tricked, tricking)
    • hoax verb (hoaxes, hoaxed, hoaxing)
    • hoodwink verb (hoodwinks, hoodwinked, hoodwinking)
  3. to vex
    – be a mystery or bewildering to 1
    to get; to stick; to beat; to pose; to baffle; to puzzle; to vex; to bewilder; to perplex; mystify
    – be a mystery or bewildering to 1
    • get verb (gets, got, getting)
    • stick verb (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • This beats me!1
    • pose verb (poses, posed, posing)
    • baffle verb (baffles, baffled, baffling)
    • puzzle verb (puzzles, puzzled, puzzling)
    • vex verb (vexes, vexed, vexing)
      • a vexing problem1
    • bewilder verb (bewilders, bewildered, bewildering)
    • perplex verb (perplexes, perplexed, perplexing)
    • mystify verb
  4. to vex
    – subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation 1
    to vex
    – subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation 1
    • vex verb (vexes, vexed, vexing)
      • vex the subject of the death penalty1
  5. to vex
    – change the arrangement or position of 1
    to disturb; to agitate; to vex; to stir up; to shake up; commove; raise up
    – change the arrangement or position of 1
    • disturb verb (disturbs, disturbed, disturbing)
    • agitate verb (agitates, agitated, agitating)
    • vex verb (vexes, vexed, vexing)
    • stir up verb (stirs up, stirred up, stirring up)
    • shake up verb (shakes up, shook up, shaking up)
    • commove verb
    • raise up verb
  6. to vex
    – disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress 1
    to worry; to vex
    – disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress 1
    • worry verb (worries, worried, worrying)
      • I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me1
    • vex verb (vexes, vexed, vexing)

Conjugations for vex:

present
  1. vex
  2. vex
  3. vexes
  4. vex
  5. vex
  6. vex
simple past
  1. vexed
  2. vexed
  3. vexed
  4. vexed
  5. vexed
  6. vexed
present perfect
  1. have vexed
  2. have vexed
  3. has vexed
  4. have vexed
  5. have vexed
  6. have vexed
past continuous
  1. was vexing
  2. were vexing
  3. was vexing
  4. were vexing
  5. were vexing
  6. were vexing
future
  1. shall vex
  2. will vex
  3. will vex
  4. shall vex
  5. will vex
  6. will vex
continuous present
  1. am vexing
  2. are vexing
  3. is vexing
  4. are vexing
  5. are vexing
  6. are vexing
subjunctive
  1. be vexed
  2. be vexed
  3. be vexed
  4. be vexed
  5. be vexed
  6. be vexed
diverse
  1. vex!
  2. let's vex!
  5. vexed
  6. vexing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

vex

  1. vex
    vex; grieve
  2. vex
    annoy; vex
  3. vex
    annoy; vex; fill with indignation

Translation Matrix for vex:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
anger anger; angriness; choler; fury; ira; ire; rage; wrath
badger badger
baffle baffle; baffle board; damper; silencer
beat beat; beatnik; cadence; heartbeat; measure; meter; metre; musical rhythm; pulsation; pulse; rhythm; round
chafe annoyance; chafe; vexation
fool Simple Simon; ass; birdbrain; blockhead; buffoon; chump; clown; daft; duffer; dumbo; dunce; fall guy; fat head; fathead; feather head; fool; gull; idiot; imbecile; jester; loony; lunatic; mad; madman; mark; meathead; mentally disabled; motley fool; mug; muggins; nerd; nitwit; numbskull; nutcase; oaf; patsy; rattle brain; rattle-brain; sap; saphead; silly man; simple mind; simpleton; soft touch; stupid; sucker; tomfool
get get
hoax dupery; fraud; fraudulence; hoax; humbug; put-on
pose affectation; affectedness; airs; mannerism; modeling; modelling; pose; put on; swank
puzzle brainteaser; braintwister; mystifier; puzzle; puzzler; riddle; teaser
shake up commotion; sensation; shake up; upheaval
stick bar; bat; baton; branch; cane; club; control stick; cudgel; gear handle; hockey stick; joint; joystick; knout; limb; marijuana cigarette; offspring; peg; pin; poker; progeny; rake; reefer; rod; scion; shank; shoot; spliff; spray; sprig; stave; stick; truncheon; trunk; twig
swindle cheat; cheating; con; corruption; corruptions; deceit; deception; defalcation; diddle; embezzlement; fencing; fraud; frauds; malversation; malversations; rig; skulduggery; skullduggery; swindle; swindling; varnishing
tease annoyer; coquette; flirt; minx; prickteaser; ribbing; tantalization; tease; teaser; teasing; vamp; vamper; vexer
trick ability; adroitness; agility; antic; art; caper; conjuration; conjuring trick; deception; dexterity; drive; excursion; fast one; feat; gimmick; gimmicks; illusion; john; joke; journey; knack; legerdemain; magic; magic trick; manoeuver; manoeuvre; passage; prank; put-on; ruse; skill; sleight of hand; stunts; thaumaturgy; trick; trickery; trip; voyage; whoremaster; whoremonger
worry alarm; anxiety; care; concern; headache; maintenance; nursing; provision; service; trouble; uneasiness; vexation; worry
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
agitate agitate; commove; disturb; raise up; shake up; stir up; vex act; agitate; budge; campaign; charge; charge up; commove; crusade; deal; deal with; excite; fight; foment; mix; press; push; rouse; shake; shake up; shift; stir; stir up; turn on
anger anger; annoy; cause irritation; chafe; give offence; irritate; vex anger; disturb; enrage; incense; see red; upset
annoy anger; annoy; cause irritation; chafe; give offence; irritate; vex annoy; be annoying; bother; disturb; give offence; interrupt; scandalise; scandalize; shock
badger badger; fool; hoax; hoodwink; swindle; tease; trick; vex badger; bait; be a nuisance; beleaguer; browbeat; bug; bully; chicane; frighten; give rise to; have something on one's mind; intimidate; nag; needle; overawe; pester; provoke; startle; tease; terrorise; terrorize
baffle baffle; beat; bewilder; get; mystify; perplex; pose; puzzle; stick; vex baffle; bilk; cross; foil; frustrate; queer; regulate; scotch; spoil; thwart
beat baffle; beat; bewilder; get; mystify; perplex; pose; puzzle; stick; vex bang; batter; beat; beat out; beat up; bunk; circumvent; crush; drum; exhaust; flap; hammer; hit; outfox; outsmart; outwit; overreach; pound; pulsate; quiver; scramble; shell; smack; smash; strike; thrum; thump; tick; ticktack; ticktock; trounce; tucker; tucker out; vanquish; wash up; work over
bewilder baffle; beat; bewilder; get; mystify; perplex; pose; puzzle; stick; vex bemuse; bewilder; confuse; discombobulate; perplex; throw
cause irritation anger; annoy; cause irritation; chafe; give offence; irritate; vex
chafe anger; annoy; cause irritation; chafe; give offence; irritate; vex chafe; excoriate; fray; fret; gall; rub; scratch
commove agitate; commove; disturb; raise up; shake up; stir up; vex agitate; charge; charge up; commove; excite; rouse; turn on
disturb agitate; commove; disturb; raise up; shake up; stir up; vex anger; annoy; bother; disturb; enrage; incense; interrupt; touch; trouble; upset
fool badger; fool; hoax; hoodwink; swindle; tease; trick; vex arse around; befool; cheat; deceive; dissipate; fool; fool around; fool away; fritter; fritter away; frivol away; gull; horse around; kid; make fun; pull someone's leg; shoot; take someone for a ride; take the micky out of; trick
get baffle; beat; bewilder; get; mystify; perplex; pose; puzzle; stick; vex acquire; aim; arrest; arrive; beat it; become; beget; begin; bring; bring forth; bring in; bugger off; bugger up; buzz off; capture; catch; cause; clear out; come; commence; comprehend; contract; convey; develop; draw; drive; engender; experience; father; fetch; find; fix; fuck off; generate; get; get down; get lost; get on; get under one's skin; go; go astray; go away; go to hell; grasp; grow; have; incur; induce; let; make; mother; move on; obtain; pack it; pay back; pay off; piss off; produce; push off; receive; scram; set about; set out; sire; start; start out; stimulate; suffer; sustain; take; take in; understand
give offence anger; annoy; cause irritation; chafe; give offence; irritate; vex annoy; be annoying; give offence; scandalise; scandalize; shock
grieve aggrieve; grieve; mourn; sorrow
hoax badger; fool; hoax; hoodwink; swindle; tease; trick; vex hoax; play a joke on; pull someone's leg
hoodwink badger; fool; hoax; hoodwink; swindle; tease; trick; vex bamboozle; beguile; cheat; deceive; diddle; hoodwink; juggle; lead by the nose; play false; pull the wool over someone's eyes; snow; swindle; woodwink
irritate anger; annoy; cause irritation; chafe; give offence; irritate; vex drive; goad; irritate; nettle; stimulate; whip up
mystify baffle; beat; bewilder; get; mystify; perplex; pose; puzzle; stick; vex mystify
perplex baffle; beat; bewilder; get; mystify; perplex; pose; puzzle; stick; vex bewilder; complicate; confuse; perplex
pose baffle; beat; bewilder; get; mystify; perplex; pose; puzzle; stick; vex figure; impersonate; lay; model; personate; place; pose; position; posture; present; put; set; sit
puzzle baffle; beat; bewilder; get; mystify; perplex; pose; puzzle; stick; vex break one's head; do jigsaw puzzles; puzzle; solve crossword puzzles
raise up agitate; commove; disturb; raise up; shake up; stir up; vex
shake up agitate; commove; disturb; raise up; shake up; stir up; vex agitate; budge; bump around; excite; fluff up; jar; plump up; reorganise; reorganize; shake; shake up; stimulate; stir; succuss
stick baffle; beat; bewilder; get; mystify; perplex; pose; puzzle; stick; vex adhere; be jammed; be stuck; be tied up; bind; bond; cake; catch; caught; clasp; cleave; cling; clutch; cohere; deposit; drag; falter; glue; glue together; grasp; grip; gum; hang in; hold fast; hold on; lodge; maintain; paste; patch; pilfer; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stagnate; stand by; stay; stay attached; stay put; stick; stick around; stick by; stick to; stick together; sting; stop; toil and moil; waver; wedge; yearn
stir up agitate; commove; disturb; raise up; shake up; stir up; vex agitate; arouse; bait; blow; drag up; excite; fan; fire up; foment; heat; ignite; incite; inflame; instigate; poke up; rake up; set off; stimulate; stir up; stoke up; wake
swindle badger; fool; hoax; hoodwink; swindle; tease; trick; vex cheat; con; deceive; diddle; hoodwink; spoof; swindle; trick; woodwink
tease badger; fool; hoax; hoodwink; swindle; tease; trick; vex antagonise; antagonize; badger; beleaguer; bug; bully; card; fluff; harass; loosen; pester; provoke; tease; tease apart
trick badger; fool; hoax; hoodwink; swindle; tease; trick; vex cheat; deceive; flim-flam; fob; fool; fox; gull; play a joke on; play a trick on; play tricks; pull a fast one on; spoof; swindle; trick
vex agitate; anger; annoy; badger; baffle; beat; bewilder; cause irritation; chafe; commove; disturb; fool; get; give offence; hoax; hoodwink; irritate; mystify; perplex; pose; puzzle; raise up; shake up; stick; stir up; swindle; tease; trick; vex; worry
worry vex; worry apprehend; be uneasy; bother; brood; care; concern; dread; fear; fret; interest; mope; occupy; worry
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
beat all in; beat; bushed; dead
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
agitate agitate; stir
anger anger; provoke
annoy annoy; fill with indignation; vex annoy; provoke
beat beat; pulsate; thrash; throb
bewilder bewilder; confuse
chafe chafe; rub
fill with indignation annoy; fill with indignation; vex
fool fool; silly person
get dig; get
grieve grieve; vex distress; grieve
hoax bluff; canard; hoax; hoodwink; swindle; trick
hoodwink bluff; hoax; hoodwink; swindle
mystify mystify
stick stick
stir up stir up
swindle bluff; cheat; cheating; fraud; hoax; hoodwink; humbug; racket; racketeering; swindle
tease tease
trick hoax; trick; trick of the trade; tricks
vex annoy; fill with indignation; grieve; vex
worry frighten; mind; trouble; worry

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Related Definitions for "vex":

  1. be a mystery or bewildering to1
    • a vexing problem1
  2. subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation1
    • vex the subject of the death penalty1
  3. change the arrangement or position of1
  4. disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress1


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