vex

/vɛks/

意味: いら立たせる、悩ませる

例文: The delay vexed Aki.
　　  遅延がアキをいら立たせた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: vexing problem(厄介な問題), vexed question(議論の多い問題), vex someone’s spirit(心を悩ませる)

定義: 人をいらいらさせる、悩ませる、困らせるという意味です。何かがあなたを不快にしたり、心配させたりする時に使います。

vexは約1,000,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Verb: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Verb: disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
Verb: change the arrangement or position of
Verb: subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation
Verb: be a mystery or bewildering to

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The constant noise began to vex her deeply.(絶え間ない騒音が彼女を深く悩ませた。)
His rude comments vex everyone in the room.(彼の失礼な発言は部屋の皆を困らせる。)
Small problems can vex even the calmest person.(小さな問題でも冷静な人を悩ますことがある。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Verb: Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
Verb: It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
Verb: I cannot sleep–my daughter’s health is worrying me
Verb: vex the subject of the death penalty
Verb: This beats me!
Verb: Got me–I don’t know the answer!
Verb: a vexing problem
Verb: This question really stuck me

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): agitate, amaze, annoy, baffle, beat, bewilder, bother, chafe, commove, devil, disturb, dumbfound, flummox, get, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, mystify, nark, nettle, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, rag, raise up, rile, shake up, stick, stir up, stupefy, vex, worry

Antonyms(反意語): reassure

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): confuse, debate, displease, move, perturb

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): advance, agitate, annoy, beat, blow, brandish, center, change hands, chase away, circulate, dandle, demoralize, disarrange, dislocate, disorient, displace, dissatisfy, drag, drive, drop, engage, expel, exteriorize, flick, fluctuate, funnel, glide, herd, hit, hustle, jar, lateralize, launch, lift, lower, mobilize, overturn, perplex, play, pour, press down, propel, pull, pulse, pump, push, put, race, raise, rake, relocate, repel, rock, roll, rout out, run, saltate, scan, send, separate, shift, singsong, sink, slide, sling, slip, spill, station, stir, swing, take back, transfer, translate, transmit, transport, tug, turn, unseat, unwind, uproot, upstage, vex, wash, wedge, whistle, wind, woosh, work, worry

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): antagonize, beat, eat, eat into, elude, fret, get, harass, misgive, nag, peeve, poke, riddle, roil, ruffle, stump, toss

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: annoyance, annoyer, bafflement, bewilderment, bother, botheration, devilment, devilry, deviltry, irritant, irritation, mystery, mystification, mystifier, poser, puzzle, puzzlement, puzzler, stupefaction, vexation, vexer, worry, worrying

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: psychology

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: conversation, descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

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Exam Level

英検1級

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Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

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