vexed

Adjective
Synonyms: annoyedharassedharriedpestered

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  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”Synonyms: annoyedharassedharriedpestered
  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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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Vexed \Vexed\, a.

1.Annoyed; harassed; troubled. [1913 Webster]

2.Much debated or contested; causing discussion; as, a vexed question. [1913 Webster]

Vex \Vex\ (v[e^]ks), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vexed (v[e^]kst); p. pr. & vb. n. Vexing.] [F. vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to vex, originally, to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr. vehere, vectum, to carry. See Vehicle.]

1.To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet. [1913 Webster]

White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars.— Pope.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Ten thousand torments vex my heart.— Prior.[1913 Webster]

3.To twist; to weave. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

Syn: See Tease. [1913 Webster]

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