vexing

adjective

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

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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

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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

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

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