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Meanings of vexed in inglés

Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances.

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                Examples for "annoyed"
                Examples for "annoyed"
                1
                The crowd started; some looked annoyed; on the arm of His Excellency.
                Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 04 : Tales of Puritan...
                2
                Team members are annoyed that they weren't allowed to access similar deals.
                BBC
                3
                Clearly it is an issue and she is right to be annoyed.
                The Guardian
                4
                He was clearly annoyed by my presence the first time, I said.
                In a gilded cage
                5
                He said people following the rules would be annoyed others were not.
                Radio NZ
                1
                My family and friends were harassed by police and state security agents.
                The Guardian
                2
                He said political activists were being harassed and farm seizures were continuing.
                Reuters
                3
                Officers were harassed with late night phone calls and threatening text messages.
                The Guardian
                4
                He said that since January, the occupants had been harassed by police.
                The South African
                5
                Dissidents say they are routinely monitored and harassed by state security agents.
                Reuters
                1
                Isn't it enough that I am harried all day long at work?
                A Confederacy of Dunces
                2
                I know of a number of examples were harried executives have conceded.
                The Guardian
                3
                EBONY: That sounds like medicine for when things get harried… TR: Exactly.
                Ebony
                4
                We get special attention even though the workers look frazzled and harried.
                World After
                5
                Four minutes later the harried assistant manager picked up the ringing telephone.
                The bourne ultimatum
                1
                After this latest meeting, it's clear ICANN still needs to be pestered.
                Wired
                2
                I ask Trudl if they are often pestered by climbers like us.
                Rock and Ice Magazine
                3
                Dena had pestered him to bring along her own list of presents.
                The Postman
                4
                So they dropped me like a hot potato; never pestered me again.
                A Simpleton
                5
                Jim Cornette was a fan of Jay's work, so I pestered him.
                On Edge
                Usage of vexed in inglés
                1
                This seems the moment to introduce a vexed question from the past.
                The Guardian
                2
                What that will do to ANC electoral support is a vexed question.
                The South African
                3
                Aunt Mercy reproved me; but the loss of the pigeons vexed her.
                The Morgesons: A Novel
                4
                The generosity of Finnachta failed in settling the vexed question of tribute.
                An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
                5
                In English, I added: Please do not be vexed with me, father.
                Caleb's crossing
                6
                The placid surface was vexed; the attempt on its being had hurt.
                Greener Than You Think
                7
                The prospect of international military involvement in Libya is a vexed topic.
                BBC
                8
                The other factor depended on the vexed question of means of communication.
                The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) / The War Begins,...
                9
                I believe you mean what you say; the others will be vexed.
                The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
                10
                Piotr looked searchingly into the distance, and said in a vexed voice:
                The Created Legend
                11
                Here is a guide to the latest on the vexed backstop issue.
                Reuters
                12
                She told me the girl had never vexed her in her life.
                The Late Miss Hollingford
                13
                The whole vexed question solved itself to her mind in this home-fashion.
                The Other Girls
                14
                But this vexed him; he grew excited, and with gloomy despair answered:
                Doctor Pascal
                15
                In the hall below Ursula saw her step-mother, looking troubled and vexed.
                The Golden Road
                16
                But at this Alfred looked grave as well as surprised and vexed.
                Hard Cash
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                United Kingdom
                Common
                Ireland
                Less common
                United States of America
                Rare