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vex
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
vex
(verb)
vexed
(adjective)
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vex
/
ˈ
vɛks/
verb
vexes
;
vexed
;
vexing
vex
/
ˈ
vɛks/
verb
vexes
;
vexed
;
vexing
Learner's definition of VEX
[
+ object
]
old-fashioned
:
to annoy or worry (someone)
This problem has
vexed
researchers for years.
We were
vexed
by the delay.
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— vexing
adjective
[
more vexing; most vexing
]
a
vexing
problem [=an irritating/annoying problem]
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