vexer — meaning in English

English meaning

• chafe noun Heat excited by friction.
• nettle noun A plant covered in tiny stinging hairs that cause an itchy rash when touched.
• offend verb To hurt someone's feelings or upset them, often unintentionally.
• vex verb To annoy or irritate someone.

Senses

vexer is used for these senses in English:

• chafe (intransitive, figurative) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
• hurt someone's feelings (idiomatic) To offend or emotionally hurt someone.
• nettle (transitive, figurative) To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.
• vex (transitive) To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
• vex (transitive, now, _, rare) To trouble aggressively, to harass.

chafe — full definition

1. noun Heat excited by friction.
2. noun Injury or wear caused by friction.
3. noun Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.

nettle — full definition

1. noun A plant covered in tiny stinging hairs that cause an itchy rash when touched.
2. verb To irritate or annoy someone.

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