vexing
vek sing
- v cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- v disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
- v change the arrangement or position of
- v subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation
- v be a mystery or bewildering to
a vexing problem - s extremely annoying or displeasing
- s causing irritation or annoyance
it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
- The emerging shortages demonstrate, again, how vexing it is for the outside world to deal with Kim Jong Il and his regime.
- It remains to be seen, of course, whether all the ecstatic political soteriology of his campaign can overcome the economic apocalypse Obama will inherit, along with a vexing list .
- If all Alan Turing had done was answer, in the negative, a vexing question in the arcane realm of mathematical logic, few nonspecialists today would have any reason to remember him .