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
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɛkst/
Etymology
From Middle English vexed, vexede, vexit, vixid, equivalent to vex + -ed.
New
vex
<tabs><tab title="Verb"><p><ol><li>To annoy, irritate.</li><li>To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.</li><li>To trouble aggressively, to harass.</li><li>To twist, to weave.</li><li>(obsolete) To be irritated; to fret.</li><li>To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.</li></ol></p></tab><tab title="Noun"><p>A trouble.</p></tab></tabs>
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