vexed
Meaning
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- annoyed, irritated or distressed
- much debated, discussed or disputed
Synonyms
get angry
nervous
be annoyed
in ill humour
in ill humor
in a temper
inflammed
atrabilious
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɛkst/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English vexed, vexede, vexit, vixid, equivalent to vex + -ed.
New
vex
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- To annoy, irritate.
- To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
- To trouble aggressively, to harass.
- To twist, to weave.
- (obsolete) To be irritated; to fret.
- To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
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