vex

vex is a 3-letter English word with 9 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To to/s back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 14 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To to/s back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
2. transitive verb. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease.
3. transitive verb. To twist; to weave.
4. intransitive verb. To be irritated; to fret.
5. verb. be a mystery or bewildering to

   "This beats me!"

   "Got me--I don't know the answer!"

   Synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose

6. verb. subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation

   "vex the subject of the death penalty"

7. verb. change the arrangement or position of

   Synonyms: agitate, commove, disturb

8. verb. disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress

   "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"

   Synonyms: worry

9. verb. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

   "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"

   "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

   Synonyms: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile

Synonyms

amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, agitate, commove, disturb, worry, annoy, bother, chafe, devil, irritate

Common word forms

vexed, vexer, vexes, vexful, vexing, vexable

Words from these letters

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