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I do not support abortion rights. Although what I would support in this vexed area is not clear to me.
Stanley Fish

Meaning of "vexed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VEXED

vexed  [vɛkst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VEXED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vexed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES VEXED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vexed

Vexed is a British comedy-drama, police procedural television series for BBC Two. Created and written by Howard Overman, the first series stars Lucy Punch as D.I. Kate Bishop and Toby Stephens as D.I. Jack Armstrong, a detective duo with a fractious relationship. Jack is lazy and disorganised but charming whereas Kate is efficient and usually exasperated by Jack's way of doing things. The show also starred Rory Kinnear who plays Kate's husband Dan, with whom she is going through marriage counselling. Other recurring characters are Naz, an eccentric crime scene specialist, and Tony, owner of the bar at which the characters relax. The drama is set in contemporary London. In the second series Lucy Punch and Rory Kinnear did not return. Lucy's character was replaced by Miranda Raison playing D.I. Georgina Dixon, with Nick Dunning playing her father, a retired policeman with a dubious security business.

Definition of vexed in the English dictionary

The definition of vexed in the dictionary is annoyed, confused, or agitated. Other definition of vexed is much debated and discussed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VEXED


ciphertext
ˈsaɪfəˌtɛkst
context
ˈkɒntɛkst
Euronext
ˈjʊərəʊˌnɛkst
hypertext
ˈhaɪpəˌtɛkst
inflexed
ɪnˈflɛkst
intertext
ˈɪntəˌtɛkst
martext
ˈmɑːˌtɛkst
next
nɛkst
oversexed
ˌəʊvəˈsɛkst
perplexed
pəˈplɛkst
pretext
ˈpriːtɛkst
sexed
sɛkst
sext
sɛkst
subtext
ˈsʌbˌtɛkst
teletext
ˈtɛlɪˌtɛkst
text
tɛkst
undersexed
ˌʌndəˈsɛkst
unsexed
ʌnˈsɛkst
Urtext
ˈuːrtɛkst
videotext
ˈvɪdɪəʊˌtɛkst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VEXED

vex
vexation
vexatious
vexatiously
vexatiousness
vexatory
vexed question
vexedly
vexedness
vexer
vexilla
vexillar
vexillary
vexillate
vexillation
vexillologic
vexillological
vexillologist
vexillology
vexillum

WORDS THAT END LIKE VEXED

boxed
deflexed
fixed
flummoxed
indexed
invexed
letterboxed
mixed
overtaxed
prefixed
ready-mixed
relaxed
retroflexed
transfixed
unannexed
unindexed
unmixed
untaxed
unvexed
well-mixed

Synonyms and antonyms of vexed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VEXED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «vexed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of vexed

Translation of «vexed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VEXED

Find out the translation of vexed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vexed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vexed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

棘手的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

controvertido
570 millions of speakers

English

vexed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झगड़े का
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شائكة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

досадно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

controvertido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জালাতন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

controversé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyusahkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

umstritten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

厄介な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

골치 아픈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nesu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về sự bất mản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனவேதனைக்கு ஆளாகியுள்ளனர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Vexed
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kızgın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

controverso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozdrażniony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прикро
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contrariat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξοργίστηκε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

netelige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vexed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ergerlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vexed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VEXED»

The term «vexed» is regularly used and occupies the 57.806 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VEXED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vexed

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5 QUOTES WITH «VEXED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vexed.
1
Stanley Fish
I do not support abortion rights. Although what I would support in this vexed area is not clear to me.
2
Adam Hughes
Color always vexed me because I would fight with the media I was using. I love coloring in Photoshop, and it's freed me to pursue ideas and techniques I wouldn't have otherwise attempted. Since I get to take an assignment from concept to final execution, I have more freedom in my idea-making processes.
3
Ronnie Musgrove
The issue of equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals has vexed politicians for decades. I have my own cloudy history with the issue, having supported a law in Mississippi that made it illegal for LGBT couples to adopt children. I believed at the time this was a principled position based on my faith.
4
Rick Wakeman
I'm hugely fond of Scotland. My daughter, Jemma, was born in the Simpson Memorial Maternity Hospital in Edinburgh, and it always tickled me that she was so vexed she didn't have a Scottish accent even though she was brought up down south.
5
Edmund Waller
Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VEXED»

Discover the use of vexed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vexed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vexed
The biggest problem women face in relationships is knowing when to hold on and when to let go. In some cases, there's nothing left to hold on to. VEXED explores the lives of three women in three different stereotypical relationships.
Lesa Jones, 2011
2
Out of Time: The Vexed Life of Georg Tintner
Conductor composer Georg Tintner is best known to music lovers for his stunning interpretations of Bruckners symphonies, recorded in the 1990s.
Tanya Buchdahl Tintner, 2011
3
Vexed!: A Relationship Parable About the Interplay of People ...
Vexed! A Relationship Parable about the Interplay of People & Profits in Business Bill Halbert, PhD, brings his "edutainment" philosophy to this tale of business challenges and successes.
Bill Halbert, 2008
4
Vexed
Billie is a seemingly unremarkable and unprepossessing woman, living in a world that seems sometimes to ask too much and give too little. This is what she feels, and this is what she does to tilt the world back into balance.
J. C. Fox, 2007
5
Rebecca Riots!: True Tales of the Transvestite Terrorists ...
The true story of the cross-dressing Welsh Robin Hoods who tore down the tollbooths, took revenge against deadbeat dads, rescued the poor from the poor house, and baffled Queen Victoria's finest.
Henry Tobit Evans, 2010
6
Are Mediums Really Witches: Or, the Vexed Question of Spiritism
This is a new release of the original 1927 edition.
John P. Touey, 2013
7
Summer of Unrest: Generation Vexed: What the English Riots ...
In this final part of the Brain Shots: Summer of Unrest series, Nikesh Shukla and Kieran Yates interrogate whether young people are deliberately conforming to a stereotype foisted upon them, and point instead to the creativity and ...
Kieran Yates, Nikesh Shukla, 2011
8
A Practical German Grammar
i - my Wm ..._a.. -* 'umConjugation of the Imþersonal Reflective Verb citgern, to be vexed. A Present. lmpersect. Erdrgerte mi<,lwasvexed, Es &rgerte mid), I might be Perfect. (53 hatzmidy gedrgertslhave' Es habe mid) gea'rgert, l i Plulperfect.
John Rowbotham, 1824
9
A Restless Past: History and the American Public
THE. VEXED. STORY. OF. CAPITALISM. TOLD. BY. AMERICAN. HISTORIANS. In this, the most capitalistic country in the world, scholars have a difficult time making precise just what social relations the word "capitalism" refers to, not to ...
Joyce Oldham Appleby, 2005
10
Nocturnally Vexed
Vex had never wooed a human and he wasn't certain he had a clue of how to go about it, but Chastity, he decided, was worth it.
Alisha Paige, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VEXED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vexed is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Africa and the ICC: A vexed relationship
A court order blocking the departure from SA of Sudan's president al-Bashir brings to the fore the troubled relationship between Africa and the ICC. «Mail & Guardian Online, Jun 15»
2
Freeparking hit by DDoS, vexed customers scream into abyss
Email and hosting biz Freeparking has run into yet more trouble after being hit by a DDoS attack today. One customer told us this morning: "I have several ... «The Register, Jun 15»
3
Broadband industry vexed by looming regs
Broadband industry officials say they're baffled by federal guidance on privacy restrictions they must follow under forthcoming net neutrality rules, calling a ... «The Hill, May 15»
4
Bicyclists vexed by citations for running stop sign
Tucson Police Department Office Danny Peralta tickets at UA student for riding through the stop sign at 3rd street and Treat Ave, during a TPD traffic enforcement ... «Arizona Daily Star, May 15»
5
Pricing a bond index is a vexed process
In particular, pricing the components of a bond index is a vexed process. “One of the problems is that not all bonds in the index might trade every day,” says Kate ... «Financial Times, Apr 15»
6
Oedipus vexed
A DYNASTIC political psychodrama is playing out in France. Yesterday Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Front (FN), broke with her father and the ... «The Economist, Apr 15»
7
Vexed questions on currency hedging
To hedge or not to hedge? That is not the only question regarding the currency risks that come with investing across borders. If one gets past the “whether to ... «Financial Times, Apr 15»
8
Vexed by School Choice
National School Choice Week, which shouldn't have been a partisan occasion, came and went last week. It was partisan, of course, as most things in American ... «RealClearPolitics, Feb 15»
9
Airbag Compound Has Vexed Takata for Years
For nearly two decades, Takata has struggled to tame an inexpensive but unstable compound thought to play a central role in airbag ruptures that are linked to ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
10
The Attkisson hacking incident: Vexed by Vox
It turns out that Ezra Klein's ultra-hyped, new news website, Vox -- the epitome of new-breed, "fact-based" journalism -- is staff by guys who only read the Cliffs ... «Arizona Republic, Oct 14»

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