Vexed Meaning
/ˈvɛkst/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjannoyed, irritated or distressed
adjmuch debated, discussed or disputed
Sentence Examples
Nothing vexed her more than his selfishness.
I was vexed at his irresolute attitude.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ manager was unable to solve the issue and frowned deeply.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager was quite ____ by the sudden delay, as it meant that the whole team would have to work late tonight today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English vexed, vexede, vexit, vixid, equivalent to vex + -ed.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1990, Terry Pratchett, Eric, page 72:
"The question, however, as to whether rinderpest bile is capable of producing the disease in a herd innoculated with it is a very vexed one, and round this point heated controversies have been waged in other places than in Natal."
— 1901 December 6, H. Watkins-Pitchford, “Rinderpest”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 20, page 610:
"I leave aside the vexed questions about whether one or two peploi were woven and presented to Athena during the Greater (every four years) and Lesser (every year) Panathenaic festivals […]"
— 2004, Mary Stieber, The Poetics of Appearance in the Attic Korai:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ manager was unable to solve the issue and frowned deeply.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager was quite ____ by the sudden delay, as it meant that the whole team would have to work late tonight today.