Difference between Vex and Annoy

VEX vs ANNOY: NOUN

A disturbed state of feeling arising from displeasing acts or unpleasant circumstances; discomfort; vexation; trouble; annoyance.
A thing or circumstance that causes discomfort; an annoyance.
[Now chiefly poetic; the common word in prose is annoyance.]
A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling.
That which causes such a feeling.

To cause difficulty or trouble to.
To twist; to weave.
To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease.
To cause perplexity in; baffle.
To irritate, bother, or frustrate: : annoy.
To cause pain or physical distress to; afflict.

To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.
To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.
To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex
To molest, incommode, or harm.

Cause annoyance in
Disturb the peace of mind of
To fret; be teased or irritated; feel annoyed, angry, or distressed.
Synonyms Annoy, Plague, etc. (see tease), provoke, gall, chafe. To disquiet.
To agitate; disturb; overturn or throw into commotion; hence, to dispute; contest; cause to be discussed: in this sense chiefly used in the past participle: as, a vexed (much discussed but unsettled) question.
To make sorrowful; grieve; afflict; distress.
To make angry by little provocations; excite slight anger or displeasure in; trouble by petty or light annoyances; irritate; tease; fret; plague; annoy; harass.

To be hateful or troublesome: followed by to.
[By omission of reflexive pronoun.] To be troubled, disquieted, vexed.
To be hateful, troublesome, or vexatious to; trouble, disquiet, disturb, vex, molest, harass, plague; irk, weary, bore, especially by repeated acts: as, to annoy a person by perpetual questioning; to annoy the enemy by raids: in the passive, followed by at or about, formerly by of.
Synonyms Molest, Plague, etc. (see tease), trouble, disturb, disquiet, vex, irritate, fret, embarrass, perplex.
Cause annoyance in

Roil, Preoccupy, Exasperate, Gravel, Irk, Get at, Get to, Nark, Devil, Rag, Nettle, Bother, Annoy, Rile, Irritate

Irk, Pester, Embarrass, Harass, Get at, Gravel, Nettle, Get to, Rag, Devil, Nark, Vex, Bother, Rile, Irritate

Tease, Roil, Preoccupy, Exasperate, Irk, Gravel, Get at, Get to, Nark, Devil, Rag, Nettle, Annoy, Rile, Irritate

Disturb, Irk, Pester, Embarrass, Harass, Get at, Gravel, Nettle, Get to, Rag, Devil, Nark, Vex, Rile, Irritate

VEX: Yeah, why am I writing this down?
Helena also highlights the gender differences that vex.
Cabal, Eliksni, Krill, Psions, and even the Vex.
Do not vex a Jat in the jungle.
Vex Me not with Brooding on the Years.
VEX EDR Latex Tubing is great for any application on a VEX EDR robot requiring spring loading.
VEX AI robotics teams will have an opportunity to compete in the VEX AI Competition.
The most common types are the VEX Continuous Rotation Motors and VEX Servos.
VEX EDR robots can be programmed using a variety of software solutions, such as ROBOTC included in ALL VEX kits.
VEX IQ is used in the VEX IQ Challenge and VEX EDR is used in VEX Robotics Competition or VRC.

Does your child annoy you in the house?
What Aspects of Modern Life Annoy You Most?
TFRS with Annoy, an approximate nearest neighbours library.
It is not my intent to annoy anybody.
Some of their decisions might even annoy you.
Mail that is too frequent can annoy recipients.
Yes, brothers annoy the hell out of sisters.
SPAM regulations, but they also annoy your recipients.
Think of them as a wasp: annoy a wasp and it stings, annoy an airbag and it goes off and can cause serious injury!
Notifying them every few hours would surely annoy them, which in turn they will annoy the Administrator.