Synonyms for vexed
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : vekst |
| Phonetic Transcription : vɛkst |
Top 10 synonyms for vexed Other synonyms for the word vexed
- abrade
- aggravate
- anger
- be at
- chafe
- depress
- eat
- fret
- get in one's hair
- get under one's skin
- give a bad time
- give a hard time
- grate on
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- irk
- irritate
- molest
- needle
- nettle
- offend
- peeve
- perplex
- pester
- pique
- plague
- provoke
- put out
- rasp
- ride
- rile
- tease
- tick off
- torment
- trouble
- turn off
- upset
- worry
Définition of vexed
Origin :- mid-15c., past participle adjective from vex. Phrase vexed question attested from 1848.
- verb distress, bother
- 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
Antonyms for vexed
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