Synonyms:
vexed
Meaning: causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed; "the vexed issue of priorities"; "we live in vexed and troubled times"
Synonyms:
annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed
Meaning: troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager"
Usage examples
Fancy how vexed Drakestail was!
This vexed Pussy extremely, and he said,
I'm sorry we vexed you at the bazaar to-day.'
Roger was vexed, but he continued to maintain his calm manner.
"Tell me frankly, you were vexed at getting my letter, and you didn't believe me?"
'WHY do you say "feather" so often?' Alice asked at last, rather vexed. 'I'm not a bird!'
At the same time, the jealous spirit still vexed her, and now more vigorous exorcising was employed.
I am sure Maria Perry has no gift at teaching little children, and I feel quite vexed and disappointed.
She wondered if he disliked Will being there; or if he were vexed to find that she had not got further on with her work.
Winterbourne was impatient to see her again, and he was vexed with himself that, by instinct, he should not appreciate her justly.