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- Dictionaryvexing/ˈvɛksɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. causing annoyance, frustration, or worry: "the most vexing questions for policymakers"
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annoying, worrying, or causing problems : The shortage of qualified teachers remains a vexing problem. Synonyms. annoying. bothersome old-fashioned. galling. infuriating. maddening. pesky informal. vexatious old-fashioned or formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Annoying. accursed. aggravating. annoyingly. ball-ache. exasperatingly.
The meaning of VEXING is causing or likely to cause vexation : vexatious. How to use vexing in a sentence.
Vexing definition: irritating, provoking, or annoying. See examples of VEXING used in a sentence.
1. a. : to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to. the restaurant is vexed by slow service. b. : to bring physical distress to. a headache vexed him all morning. c. : to irritate or annoy by petty provocations : harass. vexed by the children. d. : puzzle, baffle. a problem to vex the keenest wit. 2. : to shake or toss about. Synonyms. aggravate.
to cause difficulty to someone, or to cause someone to feel angry, annoyed, or upset: This issue looks likely to continue to vex the government. Synonym. annoy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing feelings of anger and displeasure. aggravate. aggrieve. alienate. anger. annoy. bend. give someone the shits idiom. go too far idiom.
vex. (vĕks) tr.v. vexed, vex·ing, vex·es. 1. To irritate, bother, or frustrate: was vexed at the slow pace of reform. See Synonyms at annoy. 2. To cause perplexity in; baffle: "the mathematical, biological, and meteorological problems that vexed and intrigued him all the days of his life" (Robin Marantz Henig). 3.
Anything vexing is bothersome or annoying. The noise of a car alarm is extremely vexing to everyone around. To be vexed is to be irritated or exasperated, so anything vexing creates irritation or exasperation. A splitting headache is vexing. A talkative neighbor can be vexing.
