[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

vex \vex\ ve^ks, v. t. imp.  p. p. vexed ve^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
see also:
vexed vexing vehicle tease 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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" syn: exasperating,
             infuriating, maddening
     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"
        syn: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome,
         pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey,
         teasing, vexatious
see also:
exasperating infuriating maddening annoying bothersome galling 
irritating nettlesome pesky pestering pestiferous 
plaguy plaguey teasing vexatious 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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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