Vexed definition

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Irritated, distressed, or annoyed.

The vexed parents of an unruly teenager.

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Simple past tense and past participle of vex.
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Persistently unresolved or much debated.

A vexed question.

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She became more and more vexed as she struggled to cope with the demands of the job.

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The vexed question of whether or not to kiss on a first date.

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Vexed Sentence Examples

  • He was tired, he was vexed, he hardly knew what he said.

  • I was beginning to be vexed with you.

  • There are two vexed questions with regard to these law-books.

  • She concluded from his tone that he was vexed with her and wished to end the conversation.

  • The vexed question of the presence of coal and tin in the Nicobars has so far received no decided scientific support.

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