Vex /(vĕks)/

Vex

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Vexed; p. pr. & vb. n. Vexing

  1. To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
    White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars.
  2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease.
    Ten thousand torments vex my heart.
  3. To twist; to weave. [R.]
    Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom.

Vex

v. i.
  1. To be irritated; to fret. [R.]