What is the difference between vexed and angry?
vexed | angry | Synonyms |
annoyed, irritated or distressed
much debated, discussed or disputed
(vex)
Displaying or feeling anger.
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Angry is a synonym of vexed.
As adjectives the difference between vexed and angry
is that vexed is annoyed, irritated or distressed while angry is displaying or feeling anger.As a verb vexed
is past tense of vex.vexed
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She became more and more vexed as she struggled to cope with the demands of the job.
- 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)angry
English
Adjective
(er)- The broken glass left two angry cuts across my arm.
- Angry clouds raced across the sky.
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