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English adjective: vexed

1. vexed troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances


SamplesHarassed working mothers.
A harried expression.
Her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions.
The vexed parents of an unruly teenager.


Synonymsannoyed, harassed, harried, pestered


Similartroubled


Antonymsuntroubled

2. vexed causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed


SamplesThe vexed issue of priorities.
We live in vexed and troubled times.


Similardifficult, hard


Antonymseasy









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