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vexed

ve·xed

UK/ˈvɛkst/ US/ˈvɛkst/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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”
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2.

causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed

  • “the vexed issue of priorities”
  • “we live in vexed and troubled times”
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Origin

From Middle English vexed, vexede, vexit, vixid, equivalent to vex + -ed.

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