KJV Dictionary Definition: vex

vex

VEX, v.t. L. vexo.

1. To irritate; to make angry by little provocations; a popular use of the word.

2. To plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict.

Ten thousand torments vex my heart.

3. To disturb; to disquiet; to agitate.

White curl the waves, and the vex'd ocean roars.

4. To trouble; to distress.

I will also vex the hearts of many people. Ezek. 32.

5. To persecute. Act. 12.

6. To stretch, as by hooks. Not in use.

VEX, v.i. To fret; to be teased or irritated.

vexed

VEX'ED, pp. Teased; provoked; irritated; troubled; agitated; disquieted; afflicted.

vexing

VEX'ING, ppr. Provoking; irritating; afflicting.

vexingly

VEX'INGLY, adv. So as to vex, tease or irritate.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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