vex

1. Cause annoyance in;
   Disturb, especially by minor irritations (synset 201791774)
   "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
   is a type of: displease - give displeasure to
   subtypes:

   • get, get under one's skin - irritate
   • eat into, fret, grate, rankle - gnaw into; make resentful or angry
   • peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
   • ruffle - trouble or vex
   • fret - cause annoyance in
   • beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically
   • antagonise, antagonize - provoke the hostility of
   same as: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile
   verb group: chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger
2. Disturb the peace of mind of;
   Afflict with mental agitation or distress (synset 201769760)
   "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
   causes: worry - be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
   is a type of: cark, disorder, disquiet, distract, perturb, trouble, unhinge - disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
   subtypes:

   • misgive - suggest fear or doubt
   • eat, eat on - worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
   • nag - worry persistently
   same as: worry
   verb group: worry - be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
3. Change the arrangement or position of (synset 201422127)
   is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
   subtypes:

   • beat, scramble - stir vigorously
   • toss - agitate
   • rile, roil - make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
   • poke - stir by poking
   same as: agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up
4. Subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation (synset 200814544)
   "vex the subject of the death penalty"
   is a type of: debate, deliberate - discuss the pros and cons of an issue
5. Be a mystery or bewildering to (synset 200624056)
   "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
   is a type of: bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
   subtypes:

   • mix up, stump - cause to be perplexed or confounded
   • riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle
   • elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
   same as: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy

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