- 2. Authoritative prohibition, forbidding.
Veto, v. a. Prohibit, forbid, negative, withhold assent to.
Vettura, n. [It.] Travelling carriage, post-chaise.
Vex, v. a.
- 1. Tease, torment, plague, harass, worry, harry, hector, distress, annoy, trouble, perplex, persecute,
cross, pother, gall, chafe, molest, pester, bother, badger.
- 2. Fret, irritate, provoke, displease, offend, nettle, try the patience of, affront, enchafe.
- 3. Disturb, disquiet, agitate, put in commotion.
Vexation, n.
- 1. Irritation, chagrin, displeasure, mortification, trouble, disquiet, agitation, affliction, uneasiness, grief,
sorrow, distress, discomfort.
- 2. Torment, plague, trouble, annoyance, nuisance, curse, affliction.
- 3. Harassing by law, vexing, troubling, damage.
Vexatious, a.
- 1. Troublesome, irritating, provoking, annoying, unpleasant, disagreeable, aggravating.
- 2. Distressing, harassing, troublesome, afflictive, painful, grievous, disturbing.
- 3. Troubled, anxious, uneasy, distressed, uncomfortable, comfortless, galling, burdensome, irksome.
Vexed, a.
- 1. Irritated, plagued, worried, harassed, annoyed, troubled, provoked, disquieted.
- 2. Disputed, contested, in dispute, causing contention.
Via, ad. [L.] (Colloq.) By way of.
Vial, n. Small bottle, phial.
Via Lactea. (Astron.) The Milky Way, the Galaxy.
Viameter, n. Odometer.