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vexed  /ˈvɛkst/ ? Meaning of "vexed"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
  2. (adj) causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed

Synonym(s)

harassed, harried, pestered

Usage(s):

  1. I could not understand, and was vexed.
  2. Yet eight years of war with no end in sight leaves other military experts vexed.
  3. On his trip, the President highlights his success in fighting AIDS but avoids hot spots where his legacy is more vexed.

Quotes

  1. "This is an issue that's vexed Washington for a while. Now it's spread its plague to Albany and I think the governor learned the lesson that immigration has become the new third rail of politics," said Rep. Anthony Weiner, a New York City Democrat.
    on Nov 14, 2007 By: Anthony Weiner Source: Forbes

  2. "Some somehow observe the day," wrote Boston Puritan Samuel Sewall on Christmas Day 1685, "but are vexed, I believe, that the body of people profane it, and blessed be God no authority yet compels them to keep it."
    on Dec 13, 2007 By: Samuel Sewall Source: Forbes

  3. "It's been an issue that has vexed us and caused a lot of discussion," said Snedden of the late kickoffs.
    on Mar 11, 2009 By: Martin Snedden Source: Stuff.co.nz

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