vex
verb/veks/
/veks/
(old-fashioned or formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they vex | /veks/ /veks/ |
| he / she / it vexes | /ˈveksɪz/ /ˈveksɪz/ |
| past simple vexed | /vekst/ /vekst/ |
| past participle vexed | /vekst/ /vekst/ |
| -ing form vexing | /ˈveksɪŋ/ /ˈveksɪŋ/ |
- vex somebody to annoy or worry somebody
- The memory of their conversation still vexed him.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French vexer, from Latin vexare ‘shake, disturb’.Want to learn more?
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