different between vex vs disgruntle
vex
English
Etymology
From Middle English vexen, from Old French vexer, from Latin v?x?re (“disturb, agitate, annoy”). Displaced native Middle English grillen (“to vex, annoy”) from Old English grillan. Doublet of quake.
Pronunciation
- enPR: v?ks, IPA(key): /v?ks/
- Rhymes: -?ks
Verb
vex (third-person singular simple present vexes, present participle vexing, simple past and past participle vexed or (archaic) vext)
- (transitive, now rare) To trouble aggressively, to harass.
- (transitive) To annoy, irritate.
- (transitive) To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
- (transitive, rare) To twist, to weave.
- some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom
- (intransitive, obsolete) To be irritated; to fret.
- 1613, George Chapman, The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois
- Wake when thou would'st wake, fear nought, vex for nought
- 1613, George Chapman, The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois
- (transitive) To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:vex.
Synonyms
- (to annoy): agitate, irk, irritate
- (to cause mental suffering): afflict, grame, torment
Derived terms
Related terms
- quake
- vexatious
Translations
Noun
vex (plural vexes)
- (Scotland, obsolete) A trouble.
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “vex”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
vex
- Alternative form of wax (“wax”)
Etymology 2
Verb
vex
- Alternative form of vexen
vex From the web:
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disgruntle
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?s????nt(?)l/
Verb
disgruntle (third-person singular simple present disgruntles, present participle disgruntling, simple past and past participle disgruntled)
- (transitive) To make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.
Derived terms
- disgruntlement
- regruntle
Related terms
- grunt
- gruntle
Translations
Anagrams
- delustring
disgruntle From the web:
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