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Vexed as an Adjective
Definitions of "Vexed" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Vexed" as an adjective (50 Words)
Usage Examples of "Vexed" as an adjective
Associations of "Vexed" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Vexed” are: annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, disputed, in dispute, in contention, contentious, debatable, open to debate, open to question, questionable, open to doubt, controversial, moot, unresolved, unsettled, up in the air, undecided, undetermined, unconcluded, ongoing, irritated, angry, irate, furious, incensed, inflamed, enraged, infuriated, maddened, fuming, wrathful, choleric, exasperated, nettled, ill-humoured, hot-tempered, testy, cross, in a bad mood, in a temper, in high dudgeon, huffy, in a huff, disgruntled, displeased, dissatisfied, frustrated, resentful

Vexed as an Adjective

Definitions of "Vexed" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “vexed” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed.
(of a problem or issue) difficult and much debated; problematic.
Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances.
Annoyed, frustrated, or worried.

Synonyms of "Vexed" as an adjective (50 Words)

angry	(of the elements) as if showing violent anger. The bruise below his eye looked angry* and sore.*
annoyed	Slightly angry; irritated. I got very annoyed* watching the film.*
choleric	Easily moved to anger- H.G.Wells. A choleric* outburst.*
contentious	Relating to or involving differences between contending parties. A style described as abrasive and contentious.
controversial	Giving rise or likely to give rise to controversy or public disagreement. A controversial* decision on affirmative action.*
cross	Extending or lying across in a crosswise direction at right angles to the long axis. Cross members should be all steel.
debatable	(of land) on the border between two countries and claimed by each. It is debatable* whether the country is coming out of recession.*
disgruntled	In a state of sulky dissatisfaction. Judges receive letters from disgruntled* members of the public.*
displeased	Feeling or showing annoyance and displeasure. He was displeased* with your work.*
disputed	Subject to disagreement and debate.
dissatisfied	Not content or happy with something. His parents are dissatisfied* with the quality of tuition on offer.*
enraged	Marked by extreme anger. The enraged* bull attached.*
exasperated	Intensely irritated and frustrated. As the students exit an exasperated* teacher tries in vain to get their attention.*
frustrated	Feeling or expressing distress and annoyance resulting from an inability to change or achieve something. Jealousies and frustrated* passions.*
fuming	Feeling, showing, or expressing great anger. Smith was left fuming* following the security breach.*
furious	Extremely angry. A furious* battle.*
harassed	Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances. It is a godsend for harassed* parents.*
harried	Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances. A harried* expression.*
hot-tempered	Quickly aroused to anger.
huffy	Roused to anger- Mark Twain. Stayed huffy* a good while.*
ill-humoured	Brusque and surly and forbidding.
in a bad mood	Currently fashionable.
in a huff	Directed or bound inward.
in a temper	Holding office.
in contention	Holding office.
in dispute	Holding office.
in high dudgeon	Holding office.
incensed	Angered at something unjust or wrong. Leonora glared back at him incensed.
inflamed	(of a part of the body) red or swollen as a result of inflammation. Inflamed eyes and lips.
infuriated	Marked by extreme anger. Infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy.
irate	Feeling or showing extreme anger. Irate protesters.
irritated	Aroused to impatience or anger. The irritated* look on Alec s face.*
maddened	Marked by extreme anger. Could not control the maddened* crowd.*
moot	Open to argument or debate. It is a moot* point whether such a controversial scheme would have succeeded.*
nettled	Aroused to impatience or anger. Feeling nettled* from the constant teasing.*
ongoing	Continuing; still in progress. Ongoing negotiations.
open to debate	Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed.
open to doubt	Having no protecting cover or enclosure.
open to question	Open to or in view of all.
pestered	Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances. Her poor pestered* father had to endure her constant interruptions.*
questionable	Subject to question. A fire of questionable* origin.*
resentful	Full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will. A sullen resentful* attitude.*
testy	Easily irritated; impatient and somewhat bad-tempered. His testy* disapproving father.*
unconcluded	Not yet brought to a conclusion. Unconcluded agreements.
undecided	Not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought. Too many voters still declare they are undecided.
undetermined	Not known. The bus was travelling with an undetermined* number of passengers when it crashed.*
unresolved	Characterized by musical dissonance harmonically unresolved. A number of issues remain unresolved.
unsettled	(of an area) having no settlers or inhabitants. A spell of unsettled* weather.*
up in the air	Getting higher or more vigorous.
wrathful	Full of or characterized by intense anger. Natural calamities seemed to be the work of a wrathful* deity.*

Usage Examples of "Vexed" as an adjective

The vexed issue of priorities.
I'm very vexed with you!
We live in vexed and troubled times.
The vexed question of how much money the government is going to spend.
The vexed parents of an unruly teenager.

Associations of "Vexed" (30 Words)

afflict	(of a problem or illness) cause pain or trouble to; affect adversely. Afflict with the plague.
agitate	Cause to be agitated excited or roused. Agitate the water to disperse the oil.
annoy	Cause annoyance in disturb especially by minor irritations. The decision really annoyed him.
annoyance	An unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating. There was annoyance* at government interference.*
beleaguer	Annoy persistently. Our leaders decided to beleaguer* the city.*
bother	Intrude or enter uninvited. A spot of bother.
bothersome	Causing irritation or annoyance. Aircraft noise is particularly bothersome* near the airport.*
disrupt	Make a break in. Our 3D printing technology is disrupting the traditional manufacturing industry.
disruptive	(of a company or form of technology) causing radical change in an existing industry or market through being innovative. Breaking a disruptive* technology into the market is never easy.*
disturb	Destroy the peace or tranquility of. Don t disturb* the patient s wounds by moving him too rapidly.*
harass	Exhaust by attacking repeatedly. This man harasses his female co workers.
heckle	Comb with a heckle. Hemp was heckled and spun into rope yarn.
inconvenience	To cause inconvenience or discomfort to. The inconvenience* of having to change trains.*
interrupt	Interfere in someone else’s activity. The coastal plain is interrupted by chains of large lagoons.
irk	Irritate; annoy. It irks her to think of the runaround she received.
irritate	Cause inflammation or other discomfort in (a part of the body. His tone irritated her.
irritation	The stimulation of an organism, cell, or organ to produce an active response. The minor irritations of life.
nettle	Sting with nettles. I was only asking Jess said nettled.
nuisance	A person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance. It s a nuisance* having all those people clomping through the house.*
offend	Cause to feel resentment or indignation. Her tactless remark offended me.
peeve	An annoyed or irritated mood. That was the one thing that peeved him.
pester	Trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions. She constantly pestered him with telephone calls.
pique	Cause to feel resentment or indignation. Men who are thought to pique* themselves upon their Wit.*
rag	Apply paint to a surface with a rag. He wiped his hands on an oily rag.
rile	Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations. He has been riled by suggestions that his Arsenal future is in doubt.
teasing	Playful vexation. A teasing* and persistent thought annoyed him.*
trouble	Take the trouble to do something concern oneself. I wouldn t want to put you to any trouble.
turbulent	Relating to or denoting flow of a fluid in which the velocity at any point fluctuates irregularly and there is continual mixing rather than a steady or laminar flow pattern. Her turbulent* emotions.*
vexation	Anger produced by some annoying irritation. The vexations of life under canvas.
worry	Annoy or disturb. I worry* about my grades.*