vexer

/vɛk.se/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
vexe
past
a vexé
perfect
vexé

Meaning

  1. to offend, to hurt someone's feelings

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

blesser

Close synonyms for "to offend/hurt feelings, to hurt."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

magoar

Close — to offend, hurt someone's feelings relates to hurting feelings.

English

hurt

hurt is the English word for the same thing — both can mean "to hurt someone's feelings."

Practice

1 What does vexer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sa remarque ___ profondément son collègue.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vexer?

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