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Furious vs Vexed - What's the difference?

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Furious is a related term of vexed.


As adjectives the difference between furious and vexed

is that furious is transported with passion or fury; raging; violent while vexed is annoyed, irritated or distressed.

As a verb vexed is

(vex).

furious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent.
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    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head.}}
  • Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.

    • Derived terms

    * fast and furious * furiousness

    vexed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • annoyed, irritated or distressed
    • She became more and more vexed as she struggled to cope with the demands of the job.
  • much debated, discussed or disputed
    • the vexed question of whether or not to kiss on a first date

    Quotations

    * 1990 — , Eric , p 72 *: He would be left in no doubt that they were annoyed. He might even go so far as to deduce that they were quite vexed .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (vex)