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English Dictionary: vexed	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for vexed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vexed adj 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" Synonym(s): annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed; "the vexed issue of priorities"; "we live in vexed and troubled times"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vex \Vex\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vexed}; 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 to[?]s back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet. White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars. --Pope. 2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease. [bd]I will not vex your souls.[b8] --Shak. Then thousand torments vex my heart. --Prior. 3. To twist; to weave. [R.] Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom. --Dryden. Syn: See {Tease}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vexed \Vexed\, a. 1. Annoyed; harassed; troubled. 2. Much debated or contested; causing discussion; as, a vexed question.