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- [vekst]
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- [vekst]
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Definitions of vexed word
- adjective vexed irritated; annoyed: vexed at the slow salesclerks. 1
- adjective vexed much discussed or disputed: a vexed question. 1
- adjective vexed tossed about, as waves. 1
- verb with object vexed to irritate; annoy; provoke: His noisy neighbors often vexed him. 1
- verb with object vexed to torment; trouble; distress; plague; worry: Lack of money vexes many. 1
- verb with object vexed to discuss or debate (a subject, question, etc.) with vigor or at great length: to vex a question endlessly without agreeing. 1
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Origin of vexed
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at vex, -ed2
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Parts of speech for Vexed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vexed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
vexed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vexed
adj vexed
- angry — When you are angry, you feel strong dislike or impatience about something.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- bothered — worried or concerned
- discontented — not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
- disgruntled — displeased and discontented; sulky; peevish: Her disgruntled husband refused to join us.
adjective vexed
- aggravated — Aggravated is used to describe a serious crime which involves violence.
- cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- debated — a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints: a debate in the Senate on farm price supports.
- indignant — feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base: indignant remarks; an indignant expression on his face.
- irked — to irritate, annoy, or exasperate: It irked him to wait in line.
verb vexed
- ate — Ate is the past tense of eat.
- discommoded — Simple past tense and past participle of discommode.
- disobliged — to refuse or neglect to oblige; act contrary to the desire or convenience of; fail to accommodate.
- dispraised — Simple past tense and past participle of dispraise.
- dragooned — Simple past tense and past participle of dragoon.
Antonyms for vexed
verb vexed
- eased — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
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