Vex

Vex
v. trans.
P. and V. λυπεῖν, νιᾶν, δάκνειν, ὄχλον παρέχειν (dat.), Ar. and P. ἐνοχλεῖν (acc. or dat.), πράγματα παρέχειν (dat.), ποκναίειν, Ar. and V. κνίζειν, V. ὀχλεῖν, γυμνάζειν, ἀλγύνειν, P. διοχλεῖν.
Harass: P. and V. πιέζειν.
Be vexed: P. and V. λυπεῖσθαι, νιᾶσθαι, βαρνεσθαι, δάκνεσθαι, ἄχθεσθαι, Ar. and P. γανακτεῖν. P. δυσχεραίνειν, χαλεπῶς φέρειν, Ar. βαρέως φέρειν; see be distressed, under {{U}}Distress.
Be vexed at: P. and V. ἄχθεσθαι (dat.), δυσφορεῖν (acc. or dat.), Ar. and P. χαλεπαίνειν (dat.), γανακτεῖν (dat.), P. δυσχεραίνειν (acc., dat. or ἐπί, dat.), χαλεπῶς φέρειν (acc. or dat.), V. λυπρῶς φέρειν (acc.), πικρῶς φέρειν (acc.), δυσφόρως γειν (acc.), ἐπάχθεσθαι (dat.), ἀσχάλλειν (acc. or dat.) (rare P.); see be angry at, under {{U}}Angry.

Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language. 2014.

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