Definition of "vex" in Englisch

verb

1. (transitive) To annoy, irritate.

   • Billy's professor was vexed by his continued failure to improve his grades.

2. (transitive) To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.

3. (transitive, now rare) To trouble aggressively, to harass.

4. (transitive, rare) To twist, to weave.

5. (intransitive, obsolete) To be irritated; to fret.

6. (transitive) To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.

noun

1. (Scotland, obsolete) A trouble.