VEX, 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. Ezekiel 32 .

5. To persecute. Acts 12 .
6. To stretch, as by hooks. Not in use.

VEX, To fret to be teased or irritated.