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vexed
adjective
Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
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ˈvɛkst
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adjective
Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
“Harassed working mothers”
adjective
Causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed
“The vexed issue of priorities”
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Harassed working mothers
A harried expression
Her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions
The vexed parents of an unruly teenager
The vexed issue of priorities
We live in vexed and troubled times
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