vexed
(adjective) causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed; āthe vexed issue of prioritiesā; āwe live in vexed and troubled timesā
annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed
(adjective) troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; āharassed working mothersā; āa harried expressionā; āher poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptionsā; āthe vexed parents of an unruly teenagerā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
vexed (comparative more vexed, superlative most vexed)
annoyed, irritated or distressed
much debated, discussed or disputed
vexed
simple past tense and past participle of vex
• devex
Source: Wiktionary
Vexed, a.
1. Annoyed; harassed; troubled.
2. Much debated or contested; causing discussion; as, a vexed question.
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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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