as in annoying
causing annoyance
those vexatious phone calls from telemarketers during the dinner hour
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Recent Examples of vexatious
Everything that Donald -- any suit that's filed against Trump's administration, Donald Trump will -- will by definition believe is frivolous and vexatious, okay?
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ABC News, 23 Mar. 2025
But that’s all done now, and finding anything that comes close is a vexatious trial.
—airmail.news, 7 Nov. 2024
Since taking office some 100 days ago Keir Starmer’s government has faltered, derailed by the challenge of race riots, minor, vexatious scandals over gifts to Labour ministers and the sheer magnitude of the task of turning around the UK economy.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Charting Germany’s shifting relations with the great powers has been Merkel’s most vexatious challenge of all.
—Constanze Stelzenmüller, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
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ABC News, 23 Mar. 2025
But that’s all done now, and finding anything that comes close is a vexatious trial.
—airmail.news, 7 Nov. 2024
Since taking office some 100 days ago Keir Starmer’s government has faltered, derailed by the challenge of race riots, minor, vexatious scandals over gifts to Labour ministers and the sheer magnitude of the task of turning around the UK economy.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Charting Germany’s shifting relations with the great powers has been Merkel’s most vexatious challenge of all.
—Constanze Stelzenmüller, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vexatious
Adjective
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Figuring out how to reply to an annoying co-worker on Slack?—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In other words, these annoying tasks will actually start to feel good.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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The Copycat Conundrum: When Local Laws Protect Your Competitors Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of international franchising involves dealing with local copycat operations that exploit legal protections designed for domestic businesses.—
Mohaimina Haque,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The director’s latest feature, Jimmy Jaguar, is another brooding head-scratcher, one that’s equal parts fascinating and frustrating.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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If certain emulsifiers are especially gentle on the gut, the food industry could use them to replace the ones that might be more irritating.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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But, there are also some unnecessary (potentially irritating) extras—eucalyptus oil, parfum, and benzyl alcohol.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Wired News,
24 June 2025
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Scientists have found a new way to cheat the system – which is both ingenious and disturbing.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Pisciotta alleged that West’s disturbing behavior did not end after she was terminated at Yeezy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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“Vexatious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vexatious. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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