vexed, adj.
causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed
<adj.all>
vexed
sample sentences
"the vexed issue of priorities""we live in vexed and troubled times"
semantic pointers
similar to
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
annoyed harassed harried pestered vexed
sample sentences
"harassed working mothers""a harried expression"
"her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"
"the vexed parents of an unruly teenager"
semantic pointers
similar to