vexed

英['vekst] 美[vɛkst]

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"

2. causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed;: "the vexed issue of priorities"; "we live in vexed and troubled times"