Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  vex 
 
  1  sense  of  vex 
 
  Sense  1 
  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  =>  get 
  =>  eat  into  fret,  rankle,  grate 
  =>  peeve 
  =>  ruffle 
  =>  fret 
  =>  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
  =>  antagonize,  antagonise 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  vex 
 
  1  sense  of  vex 
 
  Sense  1 
  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  =>  get 
  =>  eat  into  fret,  rankle,  grate 
  =>  peeve 
  =>  ruffle 
  =>  fret 
  =>  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  nettle,  needle,  goad 
  =>  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
  =>  madden 
  =>  hamstring 
  =>  tease,  badger,  harass,  pester,  bug,  beleaguer 
  =>  persecute,  oppress,  harass 
  =>  purge 
  =>  haze 
  =>  antagonize,  antagonise 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  vex 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  vex 
 
  1  sense  of  vex 
 
  Sense  1 
  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  =>  displease 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  vex 
 
  vex  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  vex 
 
  Sense  1 
  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  =>  displease 
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  Overview  of  verb  vex 
 
  The  verb  vex  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil  --  (cause  annoyance  in  disturb,  esp.  by  minor  irritations:  "Mosquitoes  buzzing  in  my  ear  really  bothers  me";  "It  irritates  me  that  she  never  closes  the  door  after  she  leaves") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  vexing 
 
  The  adj  vexing  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  exasperating,  infuriating,  maddening,  vexing  --  (extremely  annoying  or  displeasing;  "his  cavelier  curtness  of  manner  was  exasperating";  "I've  had  an  exasperating  day";  "her  infuriating  indifference";  "the  ceaseless  tumult  of  the  jukebox  was  maddening") 
  2.  annoying,  bothersome,  galling,  irritating,  nettlesome,  pesky,  pestering,  pestiferous,  plaguy,  plaguey,  teasing,  vexatious,  vexing  --  (causing  irritation  or  annoyance;  "tapping  an  annoying  rhythm  on  his  glass  with  his  fork";  "aircraft  noise  is  particularly  bothersome  near  the  airport";  "found  it  galling  to  have  to  ask  permission";  "an  irritating  delay";  "nettlesome  paperwork";  "a  pesky  mosquito";  "swarms  of  pestering  gnats";  "a  plaguey  newfangled  safety  catch";  "a  teasing  and  persistent  thought  annoyed  him";  "a  vexatious  child";  "it  is  vexing  to  have  to  admit  you  are  wrong") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  vexing 
 
  2  senses  of  vexing 
 
  Sense  1 
  exasperating,  infuriating,  maddening,  vexing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  displeasing)  ->  pleasing 
 
  Sense  2 
  annoying,  bothersome,  galling,  irritating,  nettlesome,  pesky,  pestering,  pestiferous,  plaguy,  plaguey,  teasing,  vexatious,  vexing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  disagreeable)  ->  agreeable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  vexing 
 
  2  senses  of  vexing 
 
  Sense  1 
  exasperating,  infuriating,  maddening,  vexing 
  =>  displeasing  (vs.  pleasing) 
 
  Sense  2 
  annoying,  bothersome,  galling,  irritating,  nettlesome,  pesky,  pestering,  pestiferous,  plaguy,  plaguey,  teasing,  vexatious,  vexing 
  =>  disagreeable  (vs.  agreeable) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  vexing 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  vexing 
 
  vexing  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  vexing 
  vexing 
 
  Overview  of  verb  vex 
 
  The  verb  vex  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil  --  (cause  annoyance  in  disturb,  esp.  by  minor  irritations:  "Mosquitoes  buzzing  in  my  ear  really  bothers  me";  "It  irritates  me  that  she  never  closes  the  door  after  she  leaves") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  vexing 
 
  The  adj  vexing  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  exasperating,  infuriating,  maddening,  vexing  --  (extremely  annoying  or  displeasing;  "his  cavelier  curtness  of  manner  was  exasperating";  "I've  had  an  exasperating  day";  "her  infuriating  indifference";  "the  ceaseless  tumult  of  the  jukebox  was  maddening") 
  2.  annoying,  bothersome,  galling,  irritating,  nettlesome,  pesky,  pestering,  pestiferous,  plaguy,  plaguey,  teasing,  vexatious,  vexing  --  (causing  irritation  or  annoyance;  "tapping  an  annoying  rhythm  on  his  glass  with  his  fork";  "aircraft  noise  is  particularly  bothersome  near  the  airport";  "found  it  galling  to  have  to  ask  permission";  "an  irritating  delay";  "nettlesome  paperwork";  "a  pesky  mosquito";  "swarms  of  pestering  gnats";  "a  plaguey  newfangled  safety  catch";  "a  teasing  and  persistent  thought  annoyed  him";  "a  vexatious  child";  "it  is  vexing  to  have  to  admit  you  are  wrong") 

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