'Vexed' definitions:

Definition of 'vexed'

(from WordNet)
adjective
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" [syn: annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed]
adjective
Causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed; "the vexed issue of priorities"; "we live in vexed and troubled times"

Definition of 'Vexed'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Definition of 'Vexed'

From: GCIDE
  • Vexed \Vexed\, a.
  • 1. Annoyed; harassed; troubled. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Much debated or contested; causing discussion; as, a vexed question. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'vexed'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Vexed'