Vex crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 letters

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Suggested Answers:

  • RILE
  • IRK
  • EATAT
  • IRRITATE
  • HARROW
  • RANKLE
  • TEASE
  • HARASS
  • NETTLE
  • PESTER
  • TROUBLE
  • BEDEVIL
  • MOLEST
  • AGGRIEVE
  • MIFF
  • DISTURB
  • ROIL
  • AFFLICT
  • FRET

Synonyms and Definitions

RILE

  • Synonyms: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, roil
  • Definition: Provoke irritation in; unsettle, particularly through small annoyances.

IRK

  • Synonyms: gall
  • Definition: Annoy or bother

IRRITATE

  • Synonyms: rile
  • Definition: Provoke irritation in; disrupt, particularly through small annoyances.

HARROW

  • Synonyms: disk

RANKLE

  • Synonyms: eat into, fret, grate
  • Definition: Bite into; cause to feel bitterness or anger.

TEASE

  • Synonyms: annoyer, badger, bait, beleaguer, bug, card, cod, coquette, flirt, fluff, loosen, minx, pester, prickteaser, rally, razz, ribbing, ride, tantalise, tantalization, tantalize, taunt, tease apart, teaser, teasing, twit, vamp, vamper, vexer

HARASS

  • Synonyms: beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke
  • Definition: Persistently or constantly cause irritation.

NETTLE

  • Synonyms: urticate
  • Definition: Numerous plants, particularly those belonging to the Urtica genus or Urticaceae family, have stinging hairs that cause skin irritation upon touch.

PESTER

  • Synonyms: tease
  • Definition: Continuously irritate

TROUBLE

  • Synonyms: ail, cark, difficulty, discommode, disoblige, disorder, disquiet, distract, disturb, fuss, incommode, inconvenience, inconvenience oneself, pain, perturb, problem, put out, trouble oneself, unhinge, upset, worry

BEDEVIL

  • Synonyms: befuddle, confound, confuse, crucify, discombobulate, dun, fox, frustrate, fuddle, throw, torment

MOLEST

  • Synonyms: harass
  • Definition: Engage in sexual misconduct or assault; make inappropriate sexual propositions towards.

AGGRIEVE

  • Synonyms: grieve

MIFF

  • Synonyms: huff, seeing red
  • Definition: a condition of being annoyed or irritated

DISTURB

  • Synonyms: agitate, commove, interrupt, raise up, shake up, stir up, touch, trouble

ROIL

  • Synonyms: boil, churn, moil
  • Definition: become upset

AFFLICT

  • Synonyms: smite

FRET

  • Synonyms: choke, eat away, erode, fray, gag, greek fret, greek key, key pattern, lather, niggle, rankle, rub, scratch, stew, sweat, swither, worn spot

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