Read the dictionary definition of vexed. All definitions for this word.
1. causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed
1. the vexed issue of priorities
2. we live in vexed and troubled times
2. troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
1. harassed working mothers
2. a harried expression
3. her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions
4. the vexed parents of an unruly teenager