Vexed
//ˈvɛkst// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of vex form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 annoyed, irritated or distressed
"She became more and more vexed as she struggled to cope with the demands of the job."
- 2 much debated, discussed or disputed
"The question, however, as to whether rinderpest bile is capable of producing the disease in a herd innoculated with it is a very vexed one, and round this point heated controversies have been waged in other places than in Natal."
Adjective
- 1 causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed wordnet
- 2 troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances wordnet
Example
More examples"Nothing vexed her more than his selfishness."
Etymology
From Middle English vexed, vexede, vexit, vixid, equivalent to vex + -ed.
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