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Added 10 October 2026

vex

/vɛks/ verb

In Latin: vexō, piget, taedet Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about vex at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To annoy, irritate.
Billy's professor was vexed by his continued failure to improve his grades.
To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
To trouble aggressively, to harass.

noun

A trouble.

Origin

From Middle English vexen, from Old French vexer, from Latin vexāre (“disturb, agitate, annoy”). Displaced native Old English dreċċan and gremman.

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