Antonyms for vexed


Grammar : Verb
Spell : vekst
Phonetic Transcription : vɛkst


Definition of vexed

Origin :
  • mid-15c., past participle adjective from vex. Phrase vexed question attested from 1848.
  • verb distress, bother
Example sentences :
  • Master was vexed and anxious—almost angry, and yet full of solicitude.
  • Extract from : « To be Read at Dusk » by Charles Dickens
  • "Mother, don't be vexed with a fellow," he said more gently.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • He was not vexed that he had made her cry, but vexed that she cried.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Don't be vexed at what I say; I know you advise for my good; but you do not know how I feel in this matter.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • He was vexed with the young volunteer and vexed with himself.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • She had been vexed by Ned's admiration for me; and yet—and yet she didn't understand.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • He was the Cacique of the Sun and he was vexed because he had not been called earlier.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • For he was vexed at the scratches he had got in the struggle.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • I was vexed and puzzled, and distressed, too, after sending John away as I had done.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • In the end I was vexed, and resolved to be even with her by not visiting the wood for some time.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson

Synonyms for vexed

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