vexing

adjective

vex·​ing ˈvek-siŋ How to pronounce vexing (audio)
: causing or likely to cause vexation : vexatious
a vexing problem
vexingly adverb

Examples of vexing in a Sentence

the constantly changing schedule was somewhat vexing, but I coped
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His leadership of the vexing nine-member Transitional Presidential Council comes at a difficult time. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025 The answers to such vexing questions could vary widely by automaker, depending on their and their suppliers’ exposure to Canada and Mexico manufacturing. Nora Eckert, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025 Worst for the Russians, the 24th Mechanized Brigade and adjacent units in and around Pokrovsk have fire control over the front line—despite suffering vexing shortages of infantry. David Axe, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 The close physical analogy between tin-plasma shocks and supernova shocks has turned out to be key to figuring out how to deal with our vexing tin-debris problem. Jayson Stewart, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vexing

Word History

First Known Use

1569, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of vexing was in 1569

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“Vexing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vexing. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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vexing

adjective
: causing or likely to cause vexation : vexatious
a vexing problem

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