VEXES Synonyms

• a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

• the state of being angry

• belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

• make angry

• become angry

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame

• excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

• evoke or provoke to appear or occur

• provide the needed stimulus for

• annoy continually or chronically

• try to stir up public opinion

• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

• move very slightly

• move or cause to move back and forth

• change the arrangement or position of

• rock fragments and pebbles

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• cover with gravel

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame

• excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus

• cause great unhappiness for; distress

• cause physical pain or suffering in

• affect with wonder

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)

• a regular route for a sentry or policeman

• the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

• the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

• a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations

• a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior

• the sound of stroke or blow

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

• a regular rate of repetition

• a stroke or blow

• the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

• very tired

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

• give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

• hit repeatedly

• move rhythmically

• shape by beating

• make a rhythmic sound

• glare or strike with great intensity

• move with a thrashing motion

• sail with much tacking or with difficulty

• stir vigorously

• strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music

• be superior

• avoid paying

• make a sound like a clock or a timer

• move with a flapping motion

• indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks

• move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

• make by pounding or trampling

• produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly

• strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting

• beat through cleverness and wit

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• wear out completely

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• cause to be confused emotionally

• an angry disturbance

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

• take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

• intrude or enter uninvited

• make nervous or agitated

• make confused or perplexed or puzzled

• soreness and warmth caused by friction

• anger produced by some annoying irritation

• become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

• feel extreme irritation or anger

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading

• cause friction

• warm by rubbing, as with the hands

• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

• change the arrangement or position of

• an evil supernatural being

• (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

• a word used in exclamations of confusion

• a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)

• a cruel wicked and inhuman person

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• coat or stuff with a spicy paste

• move deeply

• change the arrangement or position of

• tamper with

• destroy the peace or tranquility of

• damage as if by shaking or jarring

• be a mystery or bewildering to