Vexed

• Annoyed at being stung
• Not entirely happy
• Irked
• In a pique
• Ate at
• Stung
• Wound up line that has caught on the outside

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: nettle )

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nettle \Net"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nettled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Nettling .] To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to violent anger. The princes were so nettled at the scandal of ...