vex
/vɛks/verb
To annoy or trouble someone.
Example sentence
- “The constant noise from the construction site vexed the neighbors.”
Old-fashioned in speech, but alive in the phrase 'a vexed question', meaning a problem endlessly argued about.
Featured as word of the day on July 11, 2026.
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