vex
verb (used with object)
Origin of vex
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Related Words for vexing
annoy, disturb, perplex, exasperate, displease, peeve, infuriate, disquiet, irritate, offend, rile, irk, torment, agitate, gall, embarrass, afflict, pique, hassle, angerExamples from the Web for vexing
Contemporary Examples of vexing
If Paul Ryan visits communities to try to solve some of the most vexing problems facing our nation, will the media cover it?
The results are vexing, and increasingly dangerous as Moscow builds threats on the foundation of its own propaganda.
For liberals, the question of how to square this circle is a vexing one.
While the U.S. has struggled to address all of these elements, the most vexing has proven to be the political process.
Curiously for such a liberal politician, gun control has always proven a vexing political issue for Barack Obama.
Historical Examples of vexing
It was vexing to be boxed on the ears for a boy whom she had never looked in the face!
The Fte At CoquevilleEmile Zola
On the other hand, there would be some vexing formalities to go through.
'Twixt Land & SeaJoseph Conrad
“O war chief, I think I will do that, if they speak of vexing me,” he said.
It was vexing his having moved round the corner, into North Street.
All Roads Lead to CalvaryJerome K. Jerome
Also, the subject of vocal registers is as vexing to-day as ever.
The Child-Voice in SingingFrancis E. Howard