vexed English

Meaning vexed meaning

What does vexed mean?

vexed

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

— adjective (= harassed, harried, pestered) 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

Synonyms vexed synonyms

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annoyed

irritated

offended

worried

angry

pestered

irritating

harassed

displeased

thorny

tantalized

impatient

harried

fretful

cross

chagrined

vexing

vexatious

upsetting

untoward

uncomfortable

troublesome

troubled

tired

teasing

tantalised

spiteful

provoked

plaguy

plaguey

pesty

pestiferous

outraged

nettlesome

nettled

nervous

narky

mortified

mad

knotty

irritable

irksome

irked

irate

injured

inflammed

in ill humour

in ill humor

in a temper

humiliating

Topics vexed topics

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