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"vex":{
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"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
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"examples":[
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"my coworkers' loud, endless conversations vexed me"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aggravate",
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"annoy",
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"bother",
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"bug",
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"burn (up)",
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"chafe",
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"eat",
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"exasperate",
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"frost",
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"gall",
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"get",
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"grate",
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"gripe",
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"hack (off)",
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"irk",
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"irritate",
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"itch",
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"nark",
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"nettle",
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"peeve",
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"persecute",
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"pique",
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"put out",
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"rasp",
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"rile",
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"ruffle",
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"spite"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hassle",
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"heckle",
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"nag",
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"inflame",
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"enflame",
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"provoke",
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"rouse",
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"badger",
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"bait",
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"bullyrag",
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"ballyrag",
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"devil",
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"hagride",
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"harass",
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"harry",
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"pester",
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"plague",
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"tease",
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"anger",
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"antagonize",
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"enrage",
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"incense",
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"infuriate",
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"madden",
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"rankle",
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"roil",
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"agitate",
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"discomfort",
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"discompose",
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"disquiet",
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"distress",
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"exercise",
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"freak (out)",
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"fret",
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"perturb",
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"undo",
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"unhinge",
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"unsettle",
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"upset",
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"worry",
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"affront",
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"insult",
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"miff",
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"offend",
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"outrage"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"appease",
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"conciliate",
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"mollify",
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"oblige",
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"pacify",
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"placate",
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"propitiate",
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"delight",
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"gladden",
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"gratify",
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"please",
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"satisfy",
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"assure",
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"cheer",
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"comfort",
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"console",
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"content",
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"quiet",
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"reassure",
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"solace",
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"soothe"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
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"examples":[
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"a mystery novel that is sure to vex even the canniest readers"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"addle",
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"baffle",
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"bamboozle",
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"beat",
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"befog",
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"befuddle",
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"bemuse",
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"bewilder",
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"buffalo",
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"confound",
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"confuse",
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"discombobulate",
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"disorient",
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"flummox",
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"fox",
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"fuddle",
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"get",
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"gravel",
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"maze",
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"muddle",
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"muddy",
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"mystify",
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"perplex",
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"pose",
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"puzzle"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"stick",
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"stump",
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"weird out",
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"abash",
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"discomfit",
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"disconcert",
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"discountenance",
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"embarrass",
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"faze",
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"fluster",
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"mortify",
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"nonplus",
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"rattle",
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"agitate",
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"bother",
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"chagrin",
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"discomfort",
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"discompose",
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"dismay",
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"disquiet",
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"distress",
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"disturb",
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"perturb",
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"stun",
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"unhinge",
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"unsettle",
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"upset",
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"beguile",
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"cozen",
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"deceive",
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"delude",
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"dupe",
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"fool",
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"gull",
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"hoax",
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"hoodwink",
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"humbug",
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"misguide",
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"mislead",
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"snow",
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"string along",
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"take in",
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"trick"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"assure",
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"reassure",
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"satisfy",
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"enlighten",
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"inform"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"vexations":{
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"the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another":{
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"examples":[
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"the repeated vexations guaranteed that she wouldn't get any work done"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aggravations",
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"annoyances",
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"bedevilments",
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"botherations",
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"disturbances",
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"harassments",
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"importunities"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"aggros",
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"molestations",
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"offenses",
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"offences",
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"persecutions",
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"provocations",
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"torments",
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"tortures",
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"devilments",
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"devilries",
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"deviltries",
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"mischiefs"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{
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"examples":[
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"he suppressed his rising vexation and answered as politely as he could"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aggravations",
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"aggros",
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"annoyances",
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"botherations",
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"bothers",
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"exasperations",
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"frustrations",
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"griefs",
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"irritations",
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"pips"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"agitations",
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"discomforts",
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"displeasures",
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"distresses",
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"disturbances",
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"upsets",
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"irritabilities",
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"peeves",
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"perturbations",
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"pets",
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"piques",
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"resentments",
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"troubles",
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"angers",
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"chafes",
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"danders",
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"dudgeons",
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"galls",
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"huffs",
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"indignations",
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"ires",
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"outrages",
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"umbrages"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"delights",
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"pleasures"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"something that is a source of irritation":{
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"examples":[
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"add cell phones to the list of vexations that theatergoers have to contend with"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aggravations",
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"aggros",
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"annoyances",
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"botherations",
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"bothers",
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"bugbears",
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"exasperations",
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"frustrations",
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"hair shirts",
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"hassles",
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"headaches",
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"inconveniences",
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"irks",
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"irritants",
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"nuisances",
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"peeves",
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"pests",
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"rubs",
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"ruffles",
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"thorns",
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"trials"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"discomforts",
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"fleabites",
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"pinpricks",
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"affronts",
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"insults",
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"offenses",
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"offences",
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"upsets",
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"worries",
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"afflictions",
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"albatross",
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"albatrosses",
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"burdens",
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"crosses",
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"curses",
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"menaces",
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"millstones",
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"plagues",
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"sores",
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"anxieties",
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"plights",
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"predicaments",
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"tribulations",
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"troubles",
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"hang-ups",
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"pet peeves",
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"problems",
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"annoyers",
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"disturbers",
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"harassers",
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"mischiefs",
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"offenders",
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"pandora's boxes"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"delights",
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"joys",
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"pleasures"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"vexing":{
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"causing annoyance":{
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"examples":[
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"the constantly changing schedule was somewhat vexing , but I coped"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abrasive",
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"aggravating",
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"annoying",
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"bothersome",
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"carking",
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"chafing",
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"disturbing",
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"exasperating",
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"frustrating",
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"galling",
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"irksome",
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"irritating",
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"maddening",
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"nettlesome",
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"nettling",
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"peeving",
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"pesky",
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"pestiferous",
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"pestilent",
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"pestilential",
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"pesty",
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"plaguey",
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"plaguy",
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"rankling",
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"rebarbative",
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"riling",
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"vexatious"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"burdensome",
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"discomforting",
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"displeasing",
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"disquieting",
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"distressing",
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"importunate",
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"importune",
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"inconveniencing",
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"angering",
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"enraging",
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"infuriating",
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"brattish",
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"bratty",
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"mischievous",
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"offensive",
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"troublesome",
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"upsetting",
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"distractive",
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"painful",
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"stressful",
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"tiresome",
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"troubling",
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"trying",
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"worrisome",
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"biting",
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"grating",
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"jangling",
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"jarring",
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"spiny",
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"thorny"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"delightful",
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"pleasing"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
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"examples":[
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"my coworkers' loud, endless conversations vexed me"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aggravating",
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"annoying",
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"bothering",
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"bugging",
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"burning (up)",
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"chafing",
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"eating",
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"exasperating",
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"frosting",
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"galling",
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"getting",
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"grating",
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"griping",
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"hacking (off)",
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"irking",
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"irritating",
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"itching",
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"narking",
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"nettling",
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"peeving",
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"persecuting",
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"piquing",
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"putting out",
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"rasping",
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"riling",
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"ruffling",
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"spiting"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hassling",
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"heckling",
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"nagging",
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"inflaming",
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"enflaming",
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"provoking",
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"rousing",
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"badgering",
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"baiting",
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"bullyragging",
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"ballyragging",
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"deviling",
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"devilling",
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"hagriding",
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"harassing",
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"harrying",
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"pestering",
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"plaguing",
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"teasing",
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"angering",
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"antagonizing",
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"enraging",
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"incensing",
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"infuriating",
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"maddening",
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"rankling",
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"roiling",
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"agitating",
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"discomforting",
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"discomposing",
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"disquieting",
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"distressing",
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"exercising",
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"freaking (out)",
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"fretting",
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"perturbing",
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"undoing",
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"unhinging",
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"unsettling",
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"upsetting",
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"worrying",
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"affronting",
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"insulting",
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"miffing",
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"offending",
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"outraging"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"appeasing",
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"conciliating",
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"mollifying",
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"obliging",
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"pacifying",
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"placating",
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"propitiating",
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"delighting",
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"gladdening",
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"gratifying",
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"pleasing",
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"satisfying",
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"assuring",
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"cheering",
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"comforting",
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"consoling",
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"contenting",
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"quieting",
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"reassuring",
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"solacing",
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"soothing"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
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"examples":[
|
||
|
"a mystery novel that is sure to vex even the canniest readers"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
"addling",
|
||
|
"baffling",
|
||
|
"bamboozling",
|
||
|
"beating",
|
||
|
"befogging",
|
||
|
"befuddling",
|
||
|
"bemusing",
|
||
|
"bewildering",
|
||
|
"buffaloing",
|
||
|
"confounding",
|
||
|
"confusing",
|
||
|
"discombobulating",
|
||
|
"disorienting",
|
||
|
"flummoxing",
|
||
|
"foxing",
|
||
|
"fuddling",
|
||
|
"getting",
|
||
|
"graveling",
|
||
|
"gravelling",
|
||
|
"mazing",
|
||
|
"muddling",
|
||
|
"muddying",
|
||
|
"mystifying",
|
||
|
"perplexing",
|
||
|
"posing",
|
||
|
"puzzling"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
"sticking",
|
||
|
"stumping",
|
||
|
"weirding out",
|
||
|
"abashing",
|
||
|
"discomfiting",
|
||
|
"disconcerting",
|
||
|
"discountenancing",
|
||
|
"embarrassing",
|
||
|
"fazing",
|
||
|
"flustering",
|
||
|
"mortifying",
|
||
|
"nonplussing",
|
||
|
"nonplusing",
|
||
|
"rattling",
|
||
|
"agitating",
|
||
|
"bothering",
|
||
|
"chagrining",
|
||
|
"discomforting",
|
||
|
"discomposing",
|
||
|
"dismaying",
|
||
|
"disquieting",
|
||
|
"distressing",
|
||
|
"disturbing",
|
||
|
"perturbing",
|
||
|
"stunning",
|
||
|
"unhinging",
|
||
|
"unsettling",
|
||
|
"upsetting",
|
||
|
"beguiling",
|
||
|
"cozening",
|
||
|
"deceiving",
|
||
|
"deluding",
|
||
|
"duping",
|
||
|
"fooling",
|
||
|
"gulling",
|
||
|
"hoaxing",
|
||
|
"hoodwinking",
|
||
|
"humbugging",
|
||
|
"misguiding",
|
||
|
"misleading",
|
||
|
"snowing",
|
||
|
"stringing along",
|
||
|
"taking in",
|
||
|
"tricking"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
"assuring",
|
||
|
"reassuring",
|
||
|
"satisfying",
|
||
|
"enlightening",
|
||
|
"informing"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
},
|
||
|
"type":[
|
||
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
"verb"
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
},
|
||
|
"vexatious":{
|
||
|
"causing annoyance":{
|
||
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
"those vexatious phone calls from telemarketers during the dinner hour"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
"abrasive",
|
||
|
"aggravating",
|
||
|
"annoying",
|
||
|
"bothersome",
|
||
|
"carking",
|
||
|
"chafing",
|
||
|
"disturbing",
|
||
|
"exasperating",
|
||
|
"frustrating",
|
||
|
"galling",
|
||
|
"irksome",
|
||
|
"irritating",
|
||
|
"maddening",
|
||
|
"nettlesome",
|
||
|
"nettling",
|
||
|
"peeving",
|
||
|
"pesky",
|
||
|
"pestiferous",
|
||
|
"pestilent",
|
||
|
"pestilential",
|
||
|
"pesty",
|
||
|
"plaguey",
|
||
|
"plaguy",
|
||
|
"rankling",
|
||
|
"rebarbative",
|
||
|
"riling",
|
||
|
"vexing"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
"burdensome",
|
||
|
"discomforting",
|
||
|
"displeasing",
|
||
|
"disquieting",
|
||
|
"distressing",
|
||
|
"importunate",
|
||
|
"importune",
|
||
|
"inconveniencing",
|
||
|
"angering",
|
||
|
"enraging",
|
||
|
"infuriating",
|
||
|
"brattish",
|
||
|
"bratty",
|
||
|
"mischievous",
|
||
|
"offensive",
|
||
|
"troublesome",
|
||
|
"upsetting",
|
||
|
"distractive",
|
||
|
"painful",
|
||
|
"stressful",
|
||
|
"tiresome",
|
||
|
"troubling",
|
||
|
"trying",
|
||
|
"worrisome",
|
||
|
"biting",
|
||
|
"grating",
|
||
|
"jangling",
|
||
|
"jarring",
|
||
|
"spiny",
|
||
|
"thorny"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
"delightful",
|
||
|
"pleasing"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
},
|
||
|
"type":[
|
||
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
},
|
||
|
"vext":{
|
||
|
"subjected to and reacting with irritation":{
|
||
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
"my dog was clearly vexed with me for having been gone all week, and hardly greeted me when I came home"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
"aggravated",
|
||
|
"annoyed",
|
||
|
"bothered",
|
||
|
"exasperated",
|
||
|
"galled",
|
||
|
"irked",
|
||
|
"irritated",
|
||
|
"narked",
|
||
|
"peeved",
|
||
|
"put out",
|
||
|
"scunnered",
|
||
|
"teed off"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
"displeased",
|
||
|
"distressed",
|
||
|
"disturbed",
|
||
|
"perturbed",
|
||
|
"troubled",
|
||
|
"upset",
|
||
|
"angered",
|
||
|
"angry",
|
||
|
"indignant",
|
||
|
"inflamed",
|
||
|
"enflamed",
|
||
|
"infuriated",
|
||
|
"irate",
|
||
|
"ireful",
|
||
|
"mad",
|
||
|
"outraged",
|
||
|
"rankled",
|
||
|
"riled",
|
||
|
"roiled",
|
||
|
"shirty",
|
||
|
"sore",
|
||
|
"steaming",
|
||
|
"bristly",
|
||
|
"cross",
|
||
|
"disapproving",
|
||
|
"huffy",
|
||
|
"piqued",
|
||
|
"resentful",
|
||
|
"bearish",
|
||
|
"bilious",
|
||
|
"cantankerous",
|
||
|
"choleric",
|
||
|
"churlish",
|
||
|
"crabby",
|
||
|
"cranky",
|
||
|
"dyspeptic",
|
||
|
"fretful",
|
||
|
"fussy",
|
||
|
"grouchy",
|
||
|
"grumpy",
|
||
|
"ill-humored",
|
||
|
"irascible",
|
||
|
"irritable",
|
||
|
"peevish",
|
||
|
"petulant",
|
||
|
"snappish",
|
||
|
"snuffy",
|
||
|
"testy",
|
||
|
"touchy",
|
||
|
"badgered",
|
||
|
"bedeviled",
|
||
|
"frustrated",
|
||
|
"haggled",
|
||
|
"harassed",
|
||
|
"harried",
|
||
|
"hassled",
|
||
|
"inconvenienced",
|
||
|
"persecuted",
|
||
|
"pestered",
|
||
|
"pinpricked",
|
||
|
"plagued",
|
||
|
"provoked",
|
||
|
"tested",
|
||
|
"tormented",
|
||
|
"tortured",
|
||
|
"tried"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
"delighted",
|
||
|
"pleased",
|
||
|
"content",
|
||
|
"happy",
|
||
|
"satisfied",
|
||
|
"calm",
|
||
|
"pacific",
|
||
|
"peaceable",
|
||
|
"placid",
|
||
|
"serene",
|
||
|
"tranquil"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
},
|
||
|
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
|
||
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
"my coworkers' loud, endless conversations vexed me"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
"aggravated",
|
||
|
"annoyed",
|
||
|
"ate",
|
||
|
"bothered",
|
||
|
"bugged",
|
||
|
"burned (up)",
|
||
|
"burnt (up)",
|
||
|
"chafed",
|
||
|
"exasperated",
|
||
|
"frosted",
|
||
|
"galled",
|
||
|
"got",
|
||
|
"grated",
|
||
|
"griped",
|
||
|
"hacked (off)",
|
||
|
"irked",
|
||
|
"irritated",
|
||
|
"itched",
|
||
|
"narked",
|
||
|
"nettled",
|
||
|
"peeved",
|
||
|
"persecuted",
|
||
|
"piqued",
|
||
|
"put out",
|
||
|
"rasped",
|
||
|
"riled",
|
||
|
"ruffled",
|
||
|
"spited"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
"hassled",
|
||
|
"heckled",
|
||
|
"nagged",
|
||
|
"inflamed",
|
||
|
"enflamed",
|
||
|
"provoked",
|
||
|
"roused",
|
||
|
"badgered",
|
||
|
"baited",
|
||
|
"bullyragged",
|
||
|
"ballyragged",
|
||
|
"deviled",
|
||
|
"devilled",
|
||
|
"hagrode",
|
||
|
"harassed",
|
||
|
"harried",
|
||
|
"pestered",
|
||
|
"plagued",
|
||
|
"teased",
|
||
|
"angered",
|
||
|
"antagonized",
|
||
|
"enraged",
|
||
|
"incensed",
|
||
|
"infuriated",
|
||
|
"maddened",
|
||
|
"rankled",
|
||
|
"roiled",
|
||
|
"agitated",
|
||
|
"discomforted",
|
||
|
"discomposed",
|
||
|
"disquieted",
|
||
|
"distressed",
|
||
|
"exercised",
|
||
|
"freaked (out)",
|
||
|
"fretted",
|
||
|
"perturbed",
|
||
|
"undid",
|
||
|
"unhinged",
|
||
|
"unsettled",
|
||
|
"upset",
|
||
|
"worried",
|
||
|
"affronted",
|
||
|
"insulted",
|
||
|
"miffed",
|
||
|
"offended",
|
||
|
"outraged"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
"appeased",
|
||
|
"conciliated",
|
||
|
"mollified",
|
||
|
"obliged",
|
||
|
"pacified",
|
||
|
"placated",
|
||
|
"propitiated",
|
||
|
"delighted",
|
||
|
"gladdened",
|
||
|
"gratified",
|
||
|
"pleased",
|
||
|
"satisfied",
|
||
|
"assured",
|
||
|
"cheered",
|
||
|
"comforted",
|
||
|
"consoled",
|
||
|
"contented",
|
||
|
"quieted",
|
||
|
"reassured",
|
||
|
"solaced",
|
||
|
"soothed"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
},
|
||
|
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
|
||
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
"a mystery novel that is sure to vex even the canniest readers"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
"addled",
|
||
|
"baffled",
|
||
|
"bamboozled",
|
||
|
"beat",
|
||
|
"befogged",
|
||
|
"befuddled",
|
||
|
"bemused",
|
||
|
"bewildered",
|
||
|
"buffaloed",
|
||
|
"confounded",
|
||
|
"confused",
|
||
|
"discombobulated",
|
||
|
"disoriented",
|
||
|
"flummoxed",
|
||
|
"foxed",
|
||
|
"fuddled",
|
||
|
"got",
|
||
|
"graveled",
|
||
|
"gravelled",
|
||
|
"mazed",
|
||
|
"muddied",
|
||
|
"muddled",
|
||
|
"mystified",
|
||
|
"perplexed",
|
||
|
"posed",
|
||
|
"puzzled"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
"stuck",
|
||
|
"stumped",
|
||
|
"weirded out",
|
||
|
"abashed",
|
||
|
"discomfited",
|
||
|
"disconcerted",
|
||
|
"discountenanced",
|
||
|
"embarrassed",
|
||
|
"fazed",
|
||
|
"flustered",
|
||
|
"mortified",
|
||
|
"nonplussed",
|
||
|
"nonplused",
|
||
|
"rattled",
|
||
|
"agitated",
|
||
|
"bothered",
|
||
|
"chagrined",
|
||
|
"discomforted",
|
||
|
"discomposed",
|
||
|
"dismayed",
|
||
|
"disquieted",
|
||
|
"distressed",
|
||
|
"disturbed",
|
||
|
"perturbed",
|
||
|
"stunned",
|
||
|
"unhinged",
|
||
|
"unsettled",
|
||
|
"upset",
|
||
|
"beguiled",
|
||
|
"cozened",
|
||
|
"deceived",
|
||
|
"deluded",
|
||
|
"duped",
|
||
|
"fooled",
|
||
|
"gulled",
|
||
|
"hoaxed",
|
||
|
"hoodwinked",
|
||
|
"humbugged",
|
||
|
"misguided",
|
||
|
"misled",
|
||
|
"snowed",
|
||
|
"strung along",
|
||
|
"took in",
|
||
|
"tricked"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
"assured",
|
||
|
"reassured",
|
||
|
"satisfied",
|
||
|
"enlightened",
|
||
|
"informed"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
},
|
||
|
"type":[
|
||
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
"verb"
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
},
|
||
|
"vexation":{
|
||
|
"the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another":{
|
||
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
"the repeated vexations guaranteed that she wouldn't get any work done"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
"aggravation",
|
||
|
"annoyance",
|
||
|
"bedevilment",
|
||
|
"botheration",
|
||
|
"bothering",
|
||
|
"bugging",
|
||
|
"disturbance",
|
||
|
"harassment",
|
||
|
"harrying",
|
||
|
"importunity",
|
||
|
"pestering",
|
||
|
"teasing"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
"aggro",
|
||
|
"molestation",
|
||
|
"offense",
|
||
|
"offence",
|
||
|
"persecution",
|
||
|
"provocation",
|
||
|
"torment",
|
||
|
"torture",
|
||
|
"devilment",
|
||
|
"devilry",
|
||
|
"mischief"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
},
|
||
|
"the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{
|
||
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
"he suppressed his rising vexation and answered as politely as he could"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
"aggravation",
|
||
|
"aggro",
|
||
|
"annoyance",
|
||
|
"bother",
|
||
|
"botheration",
|
||
|
"exasperation",
|
||
|
"frustration",
|
||
|
"grief",
|
||
|
"irritation",
|
||
|
"pip"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
"agitation",
|
||
|
"discomfort",
|
||
|
"displeasure",
|
||
|
"distress",
|
||
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"disturbance",
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"upset",
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"irritability",
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"irritableness",
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"peeve",
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"perturbation",
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"pet",
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"pique",
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"resentment",
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"snappishness",
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"trouble",
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"anger",
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"angriness",
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"chafe",
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"dander",
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"dudgeon",
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"gall",
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"huff",
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"indignation",
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"irateness",
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"ire",
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"outrage",
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"umbrage"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"delight",
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"pleasure"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"something that is a source of irritation":{
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"examples":[
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"add cell phones to the list of vexations that theatergoers have to contend with"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aggravation",
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"aggro",
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"annoyance",
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"bother",
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"botheration",
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"bugbear",
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"exasperation",
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"frustration",
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"hair shirt",
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"hassle",
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"headache",
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"inconvenience",
|
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"irk",
|
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"irritant",
|
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"nuisance",
|
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"peeve",
|
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"pest",
|
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|
"rub",
|
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|
"ruffle",
|
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|
"thorn",
|
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|
"trial"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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|
"discomfort",
|
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|
"fleabite",
|
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|
"pinprick",
|
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|
"affront",
|
||
|
"insult",
|
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|
"offense",
|
||
|
"offence",
|
||
|
"upset",
|
||
|
"worry",
|
||
|
"affliction",
|
||
|
"albatross",
|
||
|
"burden",
|
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|
"cross",
|
||
|
"curse",
|
||
|
"menace",
|
||
|
"millstone",
|
||
|
"plague",
|
||
|
"sore",
|
||
|
"anxiety",
|
||
|
"plight",
|
||
|
"predicament",
|
||
|
"tribulation",
|
||
|
"trouble",
|
||
|
"hang-up",
|
||
|
"pet peeve",
|
||
|
"problem",
|
||
|
"annoyer",
|
||
|
"disturber",
|
||
|
"harasser",
|
||
|
"mischief",
|
||
|
"offender",
|
||
|
"pandora's box"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
"delight",
|
||
|
"joy",
|
||
|
"pleasure"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
},
|
||
|
"type":[
|
||
|
"noun"
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
}
|
||
|
}
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