Polyglot Dictionary

vexar

/veˈʃaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

present (eu)
vexo
preterite (eu)
vexei
past participle
vexado

Meaning

  1. to humiliate

    • Vexou o colega.

      He humiliated his colleague.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

humilhar

vexar is more formal or literary, to vex or embarrass; humilhar is more direct or intense — both mean "to humiliate."

Similar in other languages

German

demütigen

demütigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to humiliate."

German

erniedrigen

erniedrigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to humiliate."

Spanish

humillar

humillar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to humiliate."

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