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VEXED definition: 1. difficult to deal with and causing a lot of disagreement and argument: 2. difficult to deal…. Learn more.
The meaning of VEXED is affected with, marked by, or causing trouble or vexation. How to use vexed in a sentence.
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): Citizens showed increasing frustration with the corruption-vexed government. tossed about, as by waves or other physical forces:
A fundamental puzzle has long vexed social scientists and historians. From the Cambridge English Corpus This is the only instance in these years of the court being used to vex and harass contadini through multiple prosecutions.
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.
VEXED meaning: 1. difficult to deal with and causing a lot of disagreement and argument: 2. difficult to deal…. Learn more.
Vexed means "difficult and much debated." If your family is having trouble coming to an agreement about where to go on vacation next summer, your holiday trip has become a vexed issue.
