What does the word 'vexed' mean?

Question

What does the word 'vexed' mean?

Answer 1

upset, annoyed

Answer 2

annoyed, angry, frustrated

Answer 3

irritated, ticked off

Answer 4

Irritated, distressed, or annoyed: greatly vexed by their behavior; the vexed parents of an unruly teenager.

Much discussed or debated: a vexed question.

Antonyms: vexed

adj

Definition: annoyed

Antonyms: calm, content

adj

Definition: disputed

Antonyms: resolved, undisputed

Meaning #1: troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

  Synonyms: annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered

Meaning #2: causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed

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Answer 5

vexed= disturbed, upset, annoyed, irritated or frustrated. vex means to cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.

Answer 6

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The meaning is "Irritated, distressed, or annoyed" as in "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager"

Answer 7

–adjective

1. irritated; annoyed: /vexed at the slow salesclerks./

2. much discussed or disputed: /a vexed question./

3. tossed about, as waves.

vexedly, vexedness

Answer 8

1 : to bring trouble, distress, or worry to <vexed by thoughts of what could have been>

2 : to annoy continually with little irritations <vexed by the children>