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vexed

/vekst/adjective

उच्चारण वेक्स्ट

खिन्न, परेशान, नाराज़

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  1. 1

    ~ (at/with sb/sth) old-fashioned

    annoyed or worried

    खिन्न, परेशान, नाराज़

    • She was vexed at his rudeness.
    • He looked vexed when the meeting was postponed again.

    Synonyms annoyed irritated displeased troubled

    Opposite pleased

  2. 2

    [only before noun]

    (of a problem or an issue) difficult to deal with and causing a lot of discussion

    (समस्या के लिए) जटिल, विवादास्पद

    • The vexed question of water sharing between the states remains unsolved.
    • Land reform has long been a vexed issue.

    Synonyms difficult thorny contentious controversial

◇Word family
vex verbvexation nounvexatious adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Usage: a vexed question or a vexed issue is a common collocation in newspaper editorials.

Usage: a vexed question या a vexed issue newspaper editorials में बहुत प्रचलित collocation है।