Vexed
['vekst] or [vɛkst]
Definition
(adj.) causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed; 'the vexed issue of priorities'; 'we live in vexed and troubled times' .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Vex
(a.) Annoyed; harassed; troubled.
(a.) Much debated or contested; causing discussion; as, a vexed question.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Irritated, plagued, worried, harassed, annoyed, troubled, provoked.[2]. Disputed, contested, in dispute.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
If you are vexed in your dreams, you will find many worries scattered through your early awakening. If you think some person is vexed with you, it is a sign that you will not shortly reconcile some slight misunderstanding.
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Examples
- No, no; it must be something else if he were really vexed, Ladislaw is a sort of gypsy; he thinks nothing of leather and prunella. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- That was Mr. Wildeve who passed, miss, he said slowly, and expressed by his face that he expected her to feel vexed at having been sitting unseen. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Elizabeth could hardly help laughing at so convenient a proposal; yet was really vexed that her mother should be always giving him such an epithet. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Don't be vexed. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Something had vexed you before you came in, you looked cross. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- She was vexed to see that, in spite of so many years of vigilance, she had blundered twice within five minutes. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- It was only when I saw him really unhappy that I felt really vexed with the fair, frail cause of his suffering. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- It has aged me, tired me, vexed me, disappointed me. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Perplexed what to do, he looked into the parlour, and was vexed to find that the letter still lay there untouched. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- You see how it is; and could tell me, perhaps better than I could tell you, how and why I am vexed. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- She was vexed beyond what could have been expressedalmost beyond what she could conceal. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Vexed as Edmund was with his mother and aunt, he was still more angry with himself. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- At first this vexed me, but later I was very glad of it, as it gave me an undoubted advantage over the Martians. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- I am a hasty fellow, and when I saw you last, I was vexed and taken by surprise. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I complied with no good grace, and vexed, I supposeby my reluctance, he opened a masked and dangerous battery. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Baffled boots from the vexed souls of disappointed outsiders. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It vexed her to see him expose himself to such a man. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Then you are vexed at being discovered? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- And the vexed, triumphant, pretty, naughty being laughed. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- She was vexed and disappointed, but she was bent on abstaining from useless words. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I was hot, vexed, confused, but still happy; but I hated the other boys for taking such an absorbing interest in the proceedings. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- A little vexed by a suspicion that she had spoken precipitately, and withal a little defiant of her own vexation, Bella determined not to retreat. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I am only vexed for a moment. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- She was almost vexed into displeasure and anger against Edmund. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I was so vexed to see him stand up with her! Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Well, I felt vexed with her just then. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- She did look vexed, she did speak pointedlyand at last, with a decision of action unusual to her, proposed a removal. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Will was feeling rather vexed and miserable, and found nothing to say on his side. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- They're all a little vexed with me for setting up for myself--poor Granny especially. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- It vexed me, it kindled my ire, to find that she neither blushed, trembled, nor looked down. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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