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IPA transcription: ['vɛks]
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Verb
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cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
“Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”
“It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves”
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be a mystery or bewildering to
“This beats me!”
“Got me--I don't know the answer!”
“a vexing problem”
“This question really stuck me”
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disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
“I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me”
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change the arrangement or position of
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subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation
“vex the subject of the death penalty”
Usage examples
- However, they can have a convex appearance, especially in the early stage of bleeding.
- Suppose that "X" is a locally convex Hausdorff space.
- Convex menisci occur, for example, between mercury and glass in barometers and thermometers.
- The convex hull of these two circles forms a shape called an oloid.
- Particularly vexing was the inability to obtain a decent water supply.
- Boosting algorithms can be based on convex or non-convex optimization algorithms.
- Often, the bottom of the cup is convex in shape.
- He rubbed his head and walked about with good-humoured vexation.
- The designer is the prominent vexillologist Graham Bartram.
- In one complex dimension, every open domain is pseudoconvex.