VEXED

vexed

(adjective) causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed; “the vexed issue of priorities”; “we live in vexed and troubled times”

annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed

(adjective) troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; “harassed working mothers”; “a harried expression”; “her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions”; “the vexed parents of an unruly teenager”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

vexed (comparative more vexed, superlative most vexed)

annoyed, irritated or distressed

much debated, discussed or disputed

Verb

vexed

simple past tense and past participle of vex

Anagrams

• devex

Source: Wiktionary

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Vexed, a.

1. Annoyed; harassed; troubled.

2. Much debated or contested; causing discussion; as, a vexed question.

VEX

Vex, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vexed; p. pr. & vb. n. Vexing.] Etym: [F. vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to vex, originally, to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr. vehere, vectum, to carry. See Vehicle.]

1. To to White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars. Pope.

2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease. "I will not vex your souls." Shak. Then thousand torments vex my heart. Prior.

3. To twist; to weave. [R.] Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom. Dryden.

Syn.

– See Tease.

Vex, v. i.

Definition: To be irritated; to fret. [R.] Chapman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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