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vexing

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verbdistress, bother

Word Origin & History

early 15c., from Middle French vexer, from Latin vexare "to attack, harass, trouble," from vexus, collateral form of vectus, past participle of vehere "to draw, carry" (see vehicle). Related: Vexed; vexing.

Example Sentences for vexing

It was vexing to be boxed on the ears for a boy whom she had never looked in the face!

On the other hand, there would be some vexing formalities to go through.

“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.

Also, the subject of vocal registers is as vexing to-day as ever.

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Synonyms for vexing

verb distress, bother

afflict
agitate
annoy
displease
disquiet
disturb
embarrass
exasperate
gall
infuriate
irk
irritate
offend
peeve
perplex
rile
torment
abrade
aggravate
anger
chafe
depress
eat
fret
harass
harry
hassle
molest
needle
nettle
pester
pique
plague
provoke
rasp
ride
tease
trouble
upset
worry
be at
get in one's hair
get under one's skin
give a bad time
give a hard time
grate on
put out
tick off
turn off

Antonyms for vexing

aid
appease
calm
comfort
delight
ease
help
make happy
please
quiet
soothe
assist
cheer
mollify
support

More words related to vexing

bothersome

adjective. troubling

aggravating
annoying
distressing
disturbing
exasperating
incommodious
inconvenient
irritating
rebarbative
remote
tiresome
troublesome
vexatious
vexing

difficult

adjective. complicated; hard to comprehend

abstract
abstruse
baffling
bewildering
complex
confounding
confusing
dark
deep
delicate
enigmatic
enigmatical
entangled
esoteric
formidable
hard to explain
hard to solve
hidden
inexplicable
intricate
involved
knotty
labyrinthine
loose
meandering
mysterious
mystical
mystifying
nice
obscure
obstinate
paradoxical
perplexing
problematical
profound
puzzling
rambling
subtle
tangled
thorny
ticklish
troublesome
unclear
unfathomable
unintelligible
vexing

disquieting

adjective. upsetting

annoying
bothersome
disconcerting
distressing
disturbing
irritating
perplexing
perturbing
troublesome
troubling
unnerving
unsettling
vexing
worrying

disturbing

adjective. disquieting

aggravating
agitating
alarming
annoying
bothersome
burdensome
consequential
creepy
depressing
difficult
disagreeable
discomforting
discommoding
discomposing
disconcerting
discouraging
dismaying
distressing
embarrassing
foreboding
frightening
gloomy
harassing
hard
impeding
inconvenient
irksome
irritating
laborious
ominous
onerous
painful
perplexing
perturbing
pessimistic
prophetic
provoking
severe
sinister
startling
threatening
tiresome
toilsome
troublesome
troubling
trying
uncertain
unpleasant
unsettling
upsetting
vexing
wearisome
worrisome
worrying

galling

adjective. very upsetting

acid
afflictive
aggravating
annoying
bitter
bothersome
distasteful
exasperating
grievous
harassing
humiliating
irksome
irritating
nettlesome
painful
plaguing
provoking
rankling
unpalatable
vexatious
vexing

harassment

noun. badgering

aggravation
annoyance
bedevilment
bother
bothering
disturbance
exasperation
hassle
irking
irritation
molestation
nuisance
persecution
perturbation
pestering
provocation
provoking
torment
trouble
vexation
vexing

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