vexatious

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vexatious

/vɛkˈseɪʃəs/

Rhymes with -eɪʃəs

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a 1650 vexation + -ous

adjective more vexatious · most vexatious

Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome. Although this letter is vexatious, I must not forget that my little entertainment has brought me a visiter in the Marquess of Wentworthdale, on an errand of no small moment, as the Countess of Rotheles may soon learn, to her surprise, for I shall, probably, see him at the Opera to-night.
archaic Full of trouble or disquiet He leads a vexatious life.
Similar: harassed, distressed, annoyed, vexed
of an action Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause. a vexatious lawsuit
of a party or entity In the habit of starting vexatious litigation and therefore liable to have restraints placed on one's ability to access the courts. a vexatious litigant

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adj causing vexation

Español	vejatorio, vejador
Deutsch	ärgerlich, lästig, verdrießlich, nervtötend, belästigend, verärgernd
Ελληνικά	ενοχλητικός enochlitikós, εξοργιστικός exorgistikós
Русский	раздража́ющий razdražájuščij

adj full of trouble or disquiet

Español	vejatorio
中文	無理取鬧 /无理取闹 wúlǐqǔnào
Ελληνικά	ενοχλητικός enochlitikós
Русский	беспоко́йный bespokójnyj

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@misc{vexatious_2026,
  title = {vexatious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vexatious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}