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Hexed vs Vexed - What's the difference?

hexed | vexed |

As adjectives the difference between hexed and vexed

is that hexed is cursed; afflicted with bad luck while vexed is annoyed, irritated or distressed.

As verbs the difference between hexed and vexed

is that hexed is past tense of hex while vexed is past tense of vex.

hexed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Cursed; afflicted with bad luck.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (hex)

    • 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)