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Definition of vex verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

vex

verb

NAmE//vɛks//

vex somebody (old-fashioned or formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they vex

he / she / it vexes

past simple vexed

-ing form vexing

to annoy or worry someone The memory of their conversation still vexed him.

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vexing

adjective a vexing problem I found their attitude extremely vexing.See vex in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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