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vexing 音標拼音: [v'ɛksɪŋ] adj. 煩惱 煩惱 vexing adj 1: extremely annoying or displeasing; " his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; " I' ve had an exasperating day"; " her infuriating indifference"; " the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening" [ synonym: { exasperating}, { infuriating}, { maddening}, { vexing}] 2: causing irritation or annoyance; " tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; " aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; " found it galling to have to ask permission"; " an irritating delay"; " nettlesome paperwork"; " a pesky mosquito"; " swarms of pestering gnats"; " a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; " a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; " a vexatious child"; " it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [ synonym: { annoying}, { bothersome}, { galling}, { irritating}, { nettlesome}, { pesky}, { pestering}, { pestiferous}, { plaguy}, { plaguey}, { teasing}, { vexatious}, { vexing}] Vex \ Vex\ ( v[ e^] ks), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Vexed} ( v[ e^] kst); p. pr. & vb. n. { Vexing}.] [ F. vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to vex, originally, to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr. vehere, vectum, to carry. See { Vehicle}.] 1. To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet. [ 1913 Webster] White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease. " I will not vex your souls." -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Ten thousand torments vex my heart. -- Prior. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To twist; to weave. [ R.] [ 1913 Webster] Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: See { Tease}. [ 1913 Webster] 34 Moby Thesaurus words for " vexing": aggravating, annoying, bothering, bothersome, disturbing, exasperating, galling, harassing, harassment, importunate, importune, irking, irksome, irritating, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguesome, plaguey, plaguing, provocation, provoking, teasing, tiresome, tormenting, troublesome, troubling, vexation, vexatious, wearisome, worrisome, worrying
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