vexing
irritating, provoking, or annoying:Automatic file recovery reintroduced errors already corrected at the proofing stage—which was very vexing.
tormenting, troubling, or distressing:She came to see racism as her country's most vexing problem.
Origin of vexing
1Other words from vexing
- vex·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use vexing in a sentence
If Paul Ryan visits communities to try to solve some of the most vexing problems facing our nation, will the media cover it?
Paul Ryan Opens a Door to the Congressional Black Congress | Ron Christie | May 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe results are vexing, and increasingly dangerous as Moscow builds threats on the foundation of its own propaganda.
A more vexing problem is discerning the suicide attempt from the accidental overdose.
Heroin: America’s Silent Assassin | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Robert M. Lober, MD, PhD | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMore vexing than the short-shrift mentions are the flat-out omissions.
John Sutherland‘s Enjoyable Little History of Literature | Malcolm Forbes | November 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFor liberals, the question of how to square this circle is a vexing one.
Meloni was just beginning to relax a little when a young officer brought up a minor but vexing problem.
The Stars, My Brothers | Edmond HamiltonWhether the land beyond Hadrian's wall became temptingly peaceful or remained in vexing disorder, our authorities do not say.
Perhaps she'll be able now to manage something without vexing Captain and Mrs Harper.'
Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa MolesworthI can't feel natural there, and I'm afraid of vexing you or doing harm somehow.'
Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa MolesworthUp and to the office, where very busy all the morning, and most with Mr. Wood, I vexing him about his masts.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel Pepys
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