3. To twist; to weave. [R.] Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom. Dryden.
Syn.
— See Tease.
VEX
Vex, v. i.
Defn: To be irritated; to fret. [R.] Chapman.
VEXATION
Vex*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. vexatio: cf. F. vexation.]
1. The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation. Passions too violent . . . afford us nothing but vexation and pain. Sir W. Temple. Those who saw him after a defeat looked in vain for any trace of vexation. Macaulay.
2. The cause of trouble or disquiet; affliction. Your children were vexation to your youth. Shak.
3. A harassing by process of law; a vexing or troubling, as by a malicious suit. Bacon.
Syn. — Chagrin; agitation; mortification; uneasiness; trouble; grief; sorrow; distress. See Chagrin.
VEXATIOUS
Vex*a"tious, a. Etym: [See Vexation.]