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Vex
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To to White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars. Pope.
2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease. "I will not vex your souls." Shak. Then thousand torments vex my heart. Prior.
3. To twist; to weave. [R.] Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom. Dryden.
Synonyms: See Tease.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To be irritated; to fret. [R.] Chapman.