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  2. Oct 30, 2017 · difficult to deal with and causing a lot of disagreement and argument: Economists argue over the vexed question of how to reduce spending. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complicated and difficult to do. advanced.

    • Vexed in Traditional Chinese

      VEXED translate: 棘手的;傷腦筋的;引起爭議的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

    • Vex

      to cause difficulty to someone, or to cause someone to feel...

  3. The meaning of VEXED is affected with, marked by, or causing trouble or vexation. How to use vexed in a sentence.

  4. A vexed problem or question is very difficult and causes people a lot of trouble. Ministers have begun work on the vexed issue of economic union. ...the vexed question of whether it was acceptable for players to be paid for their performances. 2. See also vex.

  5. to cause difficulty to someone, or to cause someone to feel angry, annoyed, or upset: This issue looks likely to continue to vex the government. Synonym. annoy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing feelings of anger and displeasure. aggravate. aggrieve. alienate. anger. annoy. bend. give someone the shits idiom. go too far idiom.

  6. adjective. irritated; annoyed: The shop's customers were often vexed at the slow sales clerks. much discussed or disputed; difficult to resolve or understand; contentious: The mining rights for that area are a vexed issue. afflicted by torment or trouble (often used in combination):

  7. a. : to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to. the restaurant is vexed by slow service. b. : to bring physical distress to. a headache vexed him all morning. c. : to irritate or annoy by petty provocations : harass. vexed by the children.

  8. Are you vexed with me? Definition of vexed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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