(transitive) To annoy, irritate.
Used in a Sentence
vexes
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for vexes.
Editorial note
The fact they are now gifting a fraction back and looking of kudos just vexes me more.
Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(transitive) To annoy, irritate.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of vexes gathered in one view.
(transitive) To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
(transitive) To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for vexes.
verb
(transitive) To annoy, irritate.
verb
(transitive) To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
verb
(transitive) To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
verb
(transitive, now rare) To trouble aggressively, to harass.
Example sentences
The fact they are now gifting a fraction back and looking of kudos just vexes me more.
This isn't even always possible with Apple's software on a retina MacBook with OS X, and vexes me to this day.
It solves a problem which vexes many Lisp programmers, which is the existence of data structures and languages which are not lispy.
DHH vexes me on a few issues but I respect his passion for what he believes Rails should be.
This is what vexes me about the lack of emphasis on highway self-driving.
The wokeness essay was long, hard to process, and still vexes me and makes me wonder if there were any specific triggers involved.
It just vexes me that thorium research is not a national priority.
It vexes me that almost no one uses the real minus sign.
This really vexes me: > The very characteristics of Einstein that upset authorities so much were exactly the ones that allowed him to excel.
Their babbling detains the scholar: their obstinate mediocrity vexes even the best.
Your busy-body response was even less necessary and I hope that my refusal to take a conciliatory tone vexes you further.
Because when a real engineer puts 2 and 2 in and gets 3.8 out, it vexes them and they want to at least know why they can’t get 4.
Quote examples
One thing that vexes me in dating women, however, is that it's hard to figure out what "type" of woman a woman is.
It's also one that vexes the "education" industry, and has broadeer applicability outside the realm of the discussed paper.
It really vexes me to see how a lot of distributed systems projects claim to support "exactly once", and it makes me happy to see a grounded, intelligent summary like this one.
Sometimes that is just what is going on but it still vexes me because so many neurodivergent people will get diagnosis like "depression" because health care providers refuse to look further into it.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use vexes in a sentence?
The fact they are now gifting a fraction back and looking of kudos just vexes me more.
What does vexes mean?
(transitive) To annoy, irritate.
What part of speech is vexes?
vexes is commonly used as verb.