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vexed |
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 -------------- 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 vexed The adj vexed has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed -- (troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager") 2. vexed -- (causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed; "the vexed issue of priorities"; "we live in vexed and troubled times") Antonyms of adj vexed 2 senses of vexed Sense 1 annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed INDIRECT (VIA troubled) -> untroubled Sense 2 vexed INDIRECT (VIA difficult) -> easy Similarity of adj vexed 2 senses of vexed Sense 1 annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed => troubled (vs. untroubled) Sense 2 vexed => difficult (vs. easy), hard Attributes of adj vexed Familiarity of adj vexed vexed used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj vexed vexed 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 vexed The adj vexed has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed -- (troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager") 2. vexed -- (causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed; "the vexed issue of priorities"; "we live in vexed and troubled times")
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