Meaning of "vex"

vex •

v.
• • 1. to annoy, to anger by trifles, to provoke: mangyamot, makayamot, mayamot, yamutin, mang-inis, mainis, makainis, uminis, inisin
  • 2. to disturb: manggulo, gumulo, guluhin, manggambala, gumambala, gambalain, mambalisa, bumalisa, balisahin

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provoke

v.
• • 1. to make angry, to vex: magpagalit, galitin, pagalitin
  • 2. to stir up, excite: pumukaw, makapukaw, pukawin
  • 3. to call forth: kumayag, kayagin
  • 4. to bring about, to cause, to start into action: magbunsod, ibunsod, lumikha
  • 5. to initiate trouble: mang-udyok, udyukan, udyukin

tease

v.
• • 1. to annoy, vex or worry by jokes, questions, requests, etc.: tumukso, manukso, tuksuhin, tumudyo, manudyo, tudyuhin, bumiro, mambiro, biruin
  • 2. to annoy: mambuwisit, buwisitin, mangantiyaw, kantiyawan

n.
• • a person who teases: manunudyo, manunukso, mangangantiyaw

plague

n.
• • 1. a very dangerous disease that spreads rapidly and often causes death: salot, peste, piste
  • 2. a thing or person that torments, vexes, offends or is disagreeable: buwisit, peste, piste, salot

v.
• • to vex, to annoy, to bother: mambuwisit, buwisitin, mameste, pestihin, manggambala, gambalain, mangyamot, yamutin

inis

v.
• • mainis (ma-) to be annoyed, to be disgusted, to be exasperated. Nainis siya sa akin. She got annoyed with me. uminis, mang-inis, inisin (-um, mang-:-in)

v.
• • to vex, to annoy, to provoke, to exasperate. Huwag kang mang-inis ng kapwa. Don't annoy your fellowmen.