vexed
adjective
1. troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
- the vexed parents of an unruly teenager
Similar word(s): troubled, annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered
2. causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed
- the vexed issue of priorities
- we live in vexed and troubled times
Similar word(s): difficult, hard
Sentences with vexed as an adjective:
- She became more and more vexed as she struggled to cope with the demands of the job.
- the vexed question of whether or not to kiss on a first date
verb
1. simple past tense and past participle of vex