vexing

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vexing

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From Middle English vexynge (“harassment”); equivalent to vex + -ing.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of vex

adjective more vexing · most vexing

Causing annoyance or pain; irritating.

noun vexings

vexation Many unkindnesses as well as (one feels) many liberties and general vexings, were required to move her to this.

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@misc{vexing_2026,
  title = {vexing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vexing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}