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What is another word for vexes?

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To make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters

To confound or perplex someone

To fill with distress or alarm

To put down or control by cruelty or force

To effectively force (someone) to do something

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Verb

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To make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters

rubs up the wrong way

gives someone the hump

makes someone see red

antagonizes^US

antagonises^UK

agonizes^US

agonises^UK

drives round the bend

fazes

saddens

drives to distraction

makes somebody's hackles rise

makes your blood boil

drives round the twist

gives someone the pip

ruffles one's feathers

gets up someone's nose

enflames

taxes

puts someone's nose out of joint

rattles someone's cage

hurts somebody's feelings

scandalizes^US

tantalizes^US

tantalises^UK

appals^UK

scandalises^UK

causes trouble to

breathes down someone's neck

sickens

nags at

appalls^US

drives you up the wall

pothers

rubs you up the wrong way

spooks

weighs on

sets one's teeth on edge

tries the patience of

victimizes^US

victimises^UK

gets on the wrong side of

rattles someone's chain

makes an enemy of somebody

pressurizes^US

pressurises^UK

demoralizes^US

tyrannises^UK

tyrannizes^US

runs up the wrong way

terrorizes^US

pushes the buttons of

sets someone's teeth on edge

demoralises^UK

pushes someon's buttons

makes someone scratch their head

makes livid

drives you to distraction

terrorises^UK

drives you round the twist

drives you round the bend

brings pressure to bear on

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

drives you off your head

makes somebody's blood boil

drives you out of your mind

treads on someone's toes

makes it hot for someone

sticks the knife into

makes things hot for someone

gives the cold shoulder

makes severe demands on

puts someone off their stroke

puts into a flap

throws into a tizz

causes someone to lose their composure

throws into tizzy

worsens

grips

takes the heart out of

galvanizes^US

satirizes^US

galvanises^UK

energizes^US

energises^UK

satirises^UK

takes the piss out of

traumatizes^US

traumatises^UK

belabours^UK

belabors^US

gets on the nerves of

causes inconvenience to

creates difficulties for

makes your gorge rise

knocks the wind out of

hurts the feelings of

puts out of countenance

harshes someone's mellow

pours cold water on

knocks the stuffing out of

breaks someone's heart

brings tears to your eyes

gives someone the blues

has an adverse effect on

causes problems

causes illness to

goes against the grain

causes someone difficulty

dithers

causes to feel emotional strain

causes to feel mental strain

makes someone go out of his way

stays the course

sticks it out

goes through the mill

gets in a tiz-woz

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“On the contrary, eating too little implies a lack of mannerliness, which may vex the host.”

Verb

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To confound or perplex someone

makes someone scratch their head

sets someone thinking

blows your mind

goes to your head

causes to be at a stand

messes with one's head

baulks^UK

balks^US

stops someone in their tracks

knocks out

boggles the mind

screws up

knocks the stuffing out of

takes your breath away

hits like a ton of bricks

knocks over with feather

paralyzes^US

paralyses^UK

takes the wind out of your sails

strikes with awe

causes to lose your bearings

sweeps someone off their feet

colors^US

colours^UK

throws up smoke screen

throws a veil over

clouds the issue

muddies the waters of

renders unintelligible

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“A thousand such questions as these would vex even the most motivated reader.”

Verb

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To fill with distress or alarm

demoralises^UK

demoralizes^US

terrorises^UK

terrorizes^US

appals^UK

appalls^US

paralyses^UK

paralyzes^US

fills with consternation

takes the wind out of your sails

dampens the spirits of

puts someone off their stroke

sets someone back on their heels

puts someone off their stride

shatters the illusions of

makes one's blood run cold

makes one's hair stand on end

tantalizes^US

tantalises^UK

scares the bejesus out of

freezes your blood

gets the wind up

scares the living daylights out of

chills to the bone

scares off

throws into a fright

hurts somebody's feelings

scares the daylights out of

makes someone jump out of his skin

scares the pants off of

pulls the rug from under

pulls the rug out from under

occupies thoughts

preys on your mind

makes someone scratch their head

agonizes^US

agonises^UK

gives someone goose pimples

scares someone out of their wits

chills to the marrow

gives someone the heebie-jeebies

puts the fear of God into

gives one the creeps

makes someone jump out of their skin

makes one's flesh creep

throws into a blue funk

scares someone half to death

goes against the grain

causes illness to

strikes down

causes discomfort to

has an adverse effect on

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Verb

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To put down or control by cruelty or force

tyrannises^UK

tyrannizes^US

brings someone to their knees

brings under the yoke

puts the squeeze on

rules with a rod of iron

rules with an iron hand

Verb

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To effectively force (someone) to do something

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