Reverse Dictionary: VEX

ADJECTIVES
► AGGRIEVED affected with grief or trouble; distressed, troubled, annoyed, vexed → c1330 obs.
► A-HUH upset, vexed, anxious → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ANGERSOME vexatious, annoying, irritating → 1866 Sc.
► ASS-GRABBING annoying, vexatious → 1965 Amer. sl.
► CAGGED irritated, angry, annoyed, vexed, offended; grieved → 1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CARKY annoyed, vexed → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CUT DOWN troubled, vexed, disconcerted, frustrated, dejected → 1843 Amer. dial.
► DIDDLECOME half mad; sorely vexed or teased → 1869 Eng. dial.
► ENNOYOUS annoying, vexatious, troublesome; harmful → c1420 obs.
► EXULCERATED vexed → c1592 obs.
► FASCIOUS troublesome, annoying, vexatious; difficult to please, particular; unfortunate, shameful → 1725 Sc.
► FASHIOUS causing or giving anxiety or trouble; tiresome, vexatious → 1536 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► FESHOUS troublesome, annoying, vexatious; difficult to please, particular; unfortunate, shameful → 1725 Eng. dial.
► GRAME angry, vexed, furious; of heat: fierce → c1000 obs.
► GRAVELLED sorely vexed, mortified → 1893 Eng. dial.
► HAGGLING vexatious, trying, wearisome → 1902 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HAIRED UP ► HARED UP ► HARRED UP angry, enraged, upset, vexed, anxious → 1914 Amer. dial.
► HORN-MAD apparently originally of horned beasts: enraged so as to be ready to horn anyone;  hence of persons: mad with rage, outrageously vexed, furious → 1579 arch.
► IMPORTUNE troublesome, burdensome; vexatious; grievous, heavy, severe, exacting → c1400 obs.
► MAD AS A WET HEN very angry or vexed → 1821 Amer. dial.
► MADANCHOLY very vexed; sulky → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MAWGED vexed → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MAZZERT excessively vexed → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NARGIT vexed, chagrined, exasperated → 1923 Sc.
► NARKED vexed, angry → 1898 Eng. dial.
► NARKY vexed, angry, ill-tempered, bad-tempered → 1895 Eng. dial.
► NETTLED irritated, vexed, provoked, annoyed, angry → a1400-50
► NETTLESOME annoying, vexatious → a1961 chiefly US
► NOYOUS causing annoyance; annoying, disagreeable, vexatious, troublesome, harmful, hurtful → a1340 obs.
► OFF THE HOOKS in a state of madness or intense excitement; crazy, angry, or vexed; in an ill mood or out of humour → 1612 sl.
► OF-GRAMED vexed → c1200 obs.
► ON SOMEONE’S ASS harassing, vexing, scolding, pursuing someone → 1948 Amer. sl.
► RAGEOUS in a rage, furious, mad, angry, vexed; violent with pain or anger; full of passion → 1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► RANK vexed, passionate, in a temper → 1875 Eng. dial.
► RUCTIOUS ► RUXIOUS annoyed, vexatious, distressing → 1830 Amer. dial.
► SIMPLY THROWING UP BUCKETS very vexed or disappointed → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► SNUFFY annoyed, displeased, ready to take offense, touchy; sulky, angry, vexed, fault-finding; unpleasant, disagreeable → 1678
► STURTSOME disturbing, troublesome, vexatious → 1570 Sc. obs.
► STURTY disturbing, troublesome, vexatious → 1788 Sc.
► TAIVERSOME tedious, wearisome; annoying, vexatious → 1808 Sc.
► TEENFUL wrathful; troublesome, vexatious → 1861 Sc.
► TEMPER’T vexed, out of temper → 19C Eng. dial.
► UNCOMMODED annoyed, vexed → 1683 obs.
► UNCOMMODIOUS annoying, vexatious → 1539 obs.
► VEXABLE able to be vexed; easily annoyed or distressed → 1808
► VEXED AS FIRE greatly vexed; very angry → 1867 Eng. dial.
► VEXIOUS ► WEXIOUS very vexing → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► VEXSOME sorrowful, full of vexation; grievous, sad → 1852 Sc.
► WRAW angry, wrathful, vexed, fierce; characterized by anger or ire → c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.

ADVERBS
► UNCOMMODIOUSLY in an annoying or vexatious manner → 1545 obs.

INTERJECTIONS & PHRASES
► BEWATTLED! an exclamation of anger or vexation → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BOTHERATION! expressing annoyance or vexation → 1861 colloq.
► DASH MY BUTTONS! excl. indicating surprise and vexation → 1846 colloq.
► HELL’S BELLS AND LITTLE FISHES! used as an expression of vexation or disappointment → 1959 Amer. dial.
► HELL’S BELLS AND PANTHER TRACKS! used as an expression of vexation or disappointment → 1919 Amer. dial.
► SPITTING CHIPS! indicates one is angry, vexed, or frustrated → 1901 sl.
► SWEET CHRIST! an exclamation of surprise, vexation, or indignation → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► SWEET JESUS! an exclamation of surprise, vexation, or indignation → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► TWISH! an exclamation of contempt or vexation → 1577 obs. exc. Eng. dial.

NOUNS
► ACCUMBERING the act of encumbering, overloading, or overwhelming; the fact of being overwhelmed or oppressed; distress, vexation → 1340 obs.
► ALL-INS general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation → 1967 Amer. dial.
► ALL-OVERISHNESS general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation → 1846 Amer. dial.
► ALL-OVERNESS general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation → 1969 Amer. dial.
► ALL-OVERS general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation → 1893 Amer. dial.
► BOTHERATION the act of bothering; petty vexation or annoyance → 1801 colloq.
► CRABBING vexation, crossness → c1450 Sc. obs.
► CROSS a trouble, vexation, annoyance; misfortune, adversity; anything that thwarts or crosses → 1573
► EAT ONESELF to be consumed with chagrin or vexation → 1867 Sc.
► EAT ONE’S THUMB to be consumed with chagrin or vexation → 1768 Sc.
► FASH trouble, vexation; bother, annoyance, disturbance; inconvenience; fuss, pother; also, something that gives trouble → 1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► FASHERY annoyance, trouble, vexation, worry; also, something that causes worry → 1553 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► FESTERMENT an annoyance, vexation → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FIKE trouble, care, worry, vexation → 1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► HARRY the act of harrying; devastation, molestation, vexation → c1330 obs.
► HEART SCALD trouble, vexation, injury; a disgust → 1813 Sc.
► JIGGERS feelings of uneasiness, anxiety, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort, illness, or vexation → 1966 Amer. dial.
► JIMJAMS feelings of uneasiness, anxiety, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort, illness, or vexation → 1896 Amer. dial.
► JUBBERTY a difficulty; a vexatious occurrence; a misfortune → 19C Eng. dial.
► KEELICK anger, trouble, vexation → 1808 Sc. obs.
► MACERATION fretting, vexation, worry; an instance of this → 1616 obs.
► MAUGRE ill-will, bad feeling; vexation, blame; hurt, injury → 1845 Sc.
► MAUL a harassment, vexation; an infliction → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► OFTHINKING displeasure, vexation, disgust, grief, sorrow → a1225 obs.
► SCALD trouble, vexation, injury; a disgust → 1813 Sc.
► STURT disquiet of the mind, vexation of the spirit → 1513 obs.
► SWITHER a state of vexation → 1836 Amer.
► TAISLE a vexing or teasing → 1866 Sc.
► TEEN wrath, anger, rage; vexation; revenge → 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► VEX a source of regret, sorrow, or annoyance; a trouble; a cause or state of vexation, annoyance, or worry → 1815 Sc.
► WANEASE uneasiness, vexation → a1500 Sc. obs.
► WHIM-WHAMS ► WIM-WAMS general feelings of discomfort, illness, or vexation → 1966 Amer. dial.

NOUNS – PERSON
► BALLBREAKER a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman → 1942 US sl.
► BALLBUSTER a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman → c1944 US sl.
► DISTILLER one who is easily vexed and betrays his chagrin → 1892 Aust. convicts’ sl. (Bk.)
► FADGE a vexatious person → 1923 Sc.
► HATEFUL an obnoxious or vexatious person or animal → 1913 Amer. dial.
► HELLCAT a mean, spiteful or malicious person, esp. a woman; a reckless, impertinent, bad-tempered, or vexatious person; a troublemaker; a devil-may-care person; one who pesters or annoys → 1899 Amer. dial.
► MONKEY a pert, vexatious child → 1893 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SHREW a wicked rascal; a vexatious person of either sex → 14C
► TARYER a provoker, a vexer; one who irritates → c1440 obs.
► TEASER one who teases, vexes, or annoys → 1659

VERBS
► ADOLORATE to vex, to grieve → 1598 obs. rare
► AGGERVEX to aggravate, to vex, to provoke→ 1933 Amer. dial.
► AWHENE to vex, to trouble → c1000 obs.
► BEPESTER to pester greatly, to plague, to vex, to harass → 1600
► BESORE to vex, to annoy, to molest, to cause mischief to → 17C obs.
► BEX to vex, to anger → 1888 African-American
► BITE to vex, to annoy → 1629 Eng. dial.
► BUG to bother, to annoy, to irritate, to vex, to infuriate → 1949 Amer. dial.
► CAG to annoy, to vex → 1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► CARK to burden with care; to worry, to harass, to vex, to trouble; chiefly used in past participle → c1330 obs.
► CARRY THE CAG to be vexed, sullen; to be easily irritated; to lack a sense of humour, esp. as regards jokes against oneself → 1811 sl.
► CORSIE ► CORZIE to vex, to afflict, to distress → 1574 obs.
► DING ONESELF to vex oneself, to worry → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► DRAW to vex, to infuriate → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► EAT to annoy, to bother, to vex → 1892 US sl. (Bk.)
► EAT ON to annoy, to bother, to vex → 1918 US sl.
► FAN to tease, to banter; to vex, to annoy → 1894 Eng. dial.
► FASH to afflict, to annoy, to trouble, to vex → 1533 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► FASH ONE’S BEARD to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself → 1789 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► FASH ONE’S HEAD to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself → 1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► FASH ONE’S NODDLE to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself → 1842 Sc.
► FASH ONE’S THUMB to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself → 1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► FEAZE ► FEEZE to vex, to trouble, to faze → 1851 Amer. dial.
► FIKE to trouble, to vex, to perplex, to make uneasy → 1798 Sc.
► FRUMP to put in a bad humour, to vex → 1862
► GALL to annoy, to vex, to irritate, to hurt in feeling; to chafe, to fret, to become pettish → 1602
► GRAME to be vexed or displeased; to fret; to anger, grieve, vex, annoy → c1320 obs.
► GRAMY to vex, to anger, to bother → 1928 Amer. dial.
► GREME to anger, to grieve, to vex  → 893 obs.
► HAISTER to perplex, to tease, to pester, to vex, to harass a person; to annoy → 1818 Sc.
► HARROW to lacerate or wound the feelings of; to vex, to pain, to distress greatly → 1602
► HATTER to harass, to vex, to ill-treat; to wear out, to exhaust with fatigue or drudgery → 1687 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► HAVE ONE’S MEAT DO ONE NO GOOD to be discontented or churlish; to be vexed, disappointed, to humiliated → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HEAVE to be moved or agitated in mind; to feel vexation → c1400 obs.
► HESTER to perplex, to tease, to pester, to vex, to harass a person → 1818 Sc.
► HOLD ONE IN TAMTARY to keep one in suspense; to tease or exasperate by delay; to vex or disquiet one → 1710 Sc.
► HOUT to nag, to annoy, to vex, to worry → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► JAG to vex, to irritate, to annoy, to trouble; to pain, to rankle → 1888 Eng. dial.
► KAG to grieve, to vex → 1866 Sc.
► KEG to annoy, to vex, to insult, to give sharp offense; to grieve → 1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► MACERATE to fret, to vex, to worry → 1588 obs.
► MAUL to fatigue, to tire out; to harass, to vex → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NARK to annoy, to vex, to irritate, to exasperate; to infuriate; to become annoyed → 1860 Eng. dial. & sl.
► NETTLE to irritate, to vex, to anger, to provoke → 1562
► NITHER to oppress, to lay low, to suppress, to keep under, to vex, to harass → 1721 Sc. 
► OFGRAME to vex, to irritate → c1200 obs.
► OFTHINK to seem not good; to displease, to vex, to grieve → c888 obs.
► PERASPERATE to vex → 1623
► PHEEZE to vex, to trouble, to faze → 1851 Amer. dial.
► RAG to tease, to worry, to vex, to enrage → 1808 Eng. dial.
► RAISE to excite, to agitate, to provoke, to rouse to excitement or anger; to madden, to vex → 1768 chiefly Sc.
► RAZZOR to vex, to exasperate, to enrage → 1895 Eng. dial.
► RIG to tease, to mock, to vex; to deride; to reprimand,  to scold → 1883 Amer. dial.
► ROYLE to vex; to irritate; to disturb → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► SCALD ► SCALD THE HEART to trouble, to pain, to vex; to disgust → 1877 Sc.
► SIT to distress, to vex, to grieve → c1230 obs.
► SPIT CHIPS to manifest acute anger or vexation → 1947 Aust. sl.
► SPIT FEATHERS to become extremely angry or vexed → 1977 colloq.
► STEP ON THE TOES OF to give offense to, to vex → c1394 
► TAISLE to tease, to irritate, to vex → 1825 Sc.
► TAIVER to annoy, to vex, to irritate; to bewilder or confuse with much talking or questioning; to lead astray → 1861 Sc.
► TAKE PEPPER IN THE NOSE to take offense; to become angry or irritated; to be vexed; to mistrust → 1787
► TAR ► TARRE to irritate, to vex, to provoke → a1000 obs. or arch. obs.
► TARVEAL to fatigue; to plague, to vex → 1789 Sc. obs.
► TAVER to annoy, to vex, to irritate; to bewilder or confuse with much talking or questioning; to lead astray → 1861 Sc.
► TEEN to trouble, to vex; to tease, to worry → 19C  Sc. & Eng. dial.
► TEW to annoy. to vex; to tease, to importune, to pester; to urge, to persuade → 1781 Eng. dial.
► TICKLE to vex, to irritate, to provoke → 1547 obs.
► TREAD ON THE TOES OF to give offense to, to vex → 1868
► WHIP to vex, to torment; to punish, to chastise; to administer severe satire or reproof to; to castigate → 1530