Complete Definition of "vexed"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�v�kst/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�kst|-�kst

Adjective
en-adj

#annoyed, irritated or distressed
#:She became more and more vexed as she struggled to cope with the demands of the job.
#much debated, discussed or disputed
#:the vexed question of whether or not to kiss on a first date

Quotations
1990 � w:Terry Pratchett|Terry Pratchett, Eric, p 72
:He would be left in no doubt that they were annoyed. He might even go so far as to deduce that they were quite vexed.

Verb
vexed

  1. past of|vex

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