Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Vex \Vex\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vexed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Vexing}.] [F. vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to vex, originally,
   to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr. vehere, vectum,
   to carry. See {Vehicle}.]
   1. To to?s back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.

            White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars.
                                                  --Pope.

   2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to
      irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to
      trouble; to tease. ``I will not vex your souls.'' --Shak.

            Then thousand torments vex my heart.  --Prior.

   3. To twist; to weave. [R.]

            Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom.
                                                  --Dryden.

   Syn: See {Tease}.

Vexed \Vexed\, a.
   1. Annoyed; harassed; troubled.

   2. Much debated or contested; causing discussion; as, a vexed
      question.

Source : WordNet®

vexed
     adj 1: troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances;
            "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression";
            "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant
            interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly
            teenager" [syn: {annoyed}, {harassed}, {harried}, {pestered}]
     2: causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much
        disputed; "the vexed issue of priorities"; "we live in
        vexed and troubled times"