vexed
英['vekst]
美[vɛkst]
英英释意
- 1. 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"
- 2. causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed;
- "the vexed issue of priorities"
- "we live in vexed and troubled times"