vex July 24, 2008

Pronounced:

IPA: vɛks
Collegiate Dictionary: veks

Function: verb [with object]

Inflected forms:

vexes; vexed; vexing

Status: old-fashioned

Meaning:

: to annoy or worry (someone)
Examples:
<This problem has vexed researchers for many years.>
<We were vexed by the delay.>

Derived form:

vexing adjective

Comparative and superlative forms:

more vexing; most vexing

Example:
<a vexing problem [=an irritating/annoying problem]>

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