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vexes

VERB

distress, bother

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afflict agitate annoy displease disquiet disturb embarrass exasperate gall infuriate irk irritate offend peeve perplex rile torment

STRONG

abrade aggravate anger chafe depress eat fret harass harry hassle molest needle nettle pester pique plague provoke rasp ride tease trouble upset worry

WEAK

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

STRONGEST

aid appease calm comfort delight ease help make happy please quiet soothe

STRONG

assist cheer mollify support

Example Sentences

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So I stood low, and now but to be caught By any self-styled lords of the age with thee Vexes my modesty, lest they should see I hold them owls and peacocks, things of nought.

From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Bridges, Robert

Or wouldst thou mine a passage deep Until the darksome fire is found, Which prisoned long in seething sleep Vexes the caverns underground?

From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Bridges, Robert

Lulled in blessed contemplation, Vexes me no petty smart; O, the queen of all creation Gives to me her faithful heart.

From Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. by Hardenberg, Friedrich von

So many court thee that my reverent gaze Vexes that wilful and capricious eye; Such fine rare flatteries flow to thee, that praise, From one whose thoughts thou know'st, seems poor and dry.

From Ionica by Cory, William (AKA William Johnson)

For Rávaṇ's brother, overbold, Named Khara, of gigantic mould, Vexes with fury fierce and fell All those in Janasthán399 who dwell.

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)