to vex

Examples

• All

• A third and final conclusion relates to the vexed question of the indissolubility of marriage.

  Academic text (1991)

• Third and last, this reflective account of scientific objectivity has particular relevance for understanding the vexed issue of scientific credibility and the contributions of ecologists to conservation policy.

  Academic text (2005)

• A commonly discussed one is the vexed issue of abortion.

  Academic text (2003)

• How did someone who so effectively dealt with the two great issues vexing Alaska fall from grace so quickly?

  Blog text (30)

• The issue was vexed because the naturalization statute could be interpreted in so many different ways.

  Academic text (2001)

• The importance of contemporaneity raises the vexed issue of the dates of the play and its additions.

  Academic text (2016)

• If I remember correctly, the regulation of "tax farming" vexed several early civilizations.

  Blog text (23)

• The decentralization issue has vexed other African states and will be handled cautiously, to be sure.

  Academic text (1994)

• The budget cuts proposed by the city council continue to vex local residents who rely on public services.

• The new policy changes have vexed many teachers, leading to widespread debates in the education community.

Antonyms

R

to resolve

623 3.3

To find an answer to a problem and end a disagreement

S

to settle

596 3.3

To end an argument by agreement or decision

How Contentious

to embroil

22 7.7

debate

• Formal

∞ 2.0

to vex

• Formal

4 7.3

to discuss

∞ 1.6

to raise

∞ 3.2

to mention

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology