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"