adj
Meaning 1
Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
vexatious
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/vɛkˈseɪʃəs/
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adj
Meaning 2
Full of trouble or disquiet
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: harassed, distressed, annoyed, vexed
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
Examples
- a vexatious lawsuit
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
In the habit of starting vexatious litigation and therefore liable to have restraints placed on one's ability to access the courts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
Examples
- a vexatious litigant
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
causing irritation or annoyance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
- aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
- found it galling to have to ask permission
- an irritating delay
- nettlesome paperwork
- a pesky mosquito
- swarms of pestering gnats
- a plaguey newfangled safety catch
- a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
- a vexatious child
- it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexing
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
a 1650 vexation + -ous
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: дразнещ (draznešt) — causing vexation
- Catalan: vexatori — causing vexation
- Dutch: vexatoir — causing vexation
- Finnish: ärsyttävä — causing vexation
- Finnish: harmillinen — causing vexation
- German: ärgerlich — causing vexation
- German: lästig — causing vexation
- German: verdrießlich — causing vexation
- German: nervtötend — causing vexation
- German: belästigend — causing vexation
- German: verärgernd — causing vexation
- Greek: ενοχλητικός (enochlitikós) — causing vexation
- Greek: εξοργιστικός (exorgistikós) — causing vexation
- Ancient Greek: ἀργαλέος (argaléos) — causing vexation
- Māori: whakatakariri — causing vexation
- Māori: inonoti — causing vexation
- Middle English: hevysum — causing vexation
- Polish: dokuczliwy — causing vexation
- Polish: irytujący — causing vexation
- Polish: nieznośny — causing vexation
- Polish: przykry — causing vexation
- Russian: раздража́ющий (razdražájuščij) — causing vexation
- Scottish Gaelic: draghail — causing vexation
- Spanish: vejatorio — causing vexation
- Spanish: vejador — causing vexation
- Bulgarian: притеснителен (pritesnitelen) — full of trouble or disquiet
- Catalan: vexatori — full of trouble or disquiet
- Chinese Mandarin: 無理取鬧 /无理取闹 (wúlǐqǔnào) — full of trouble or disquiet
- Dutch: ergerlijk — full of trouble or disquiet
- Finnish: vaikea — full of trouble or disquiet
- Greek: ενοχλητικός (enochlitikós) — full of trouble or disquiet
- Polish: zaniepokojony — full of trouble or disquiet
- Russian: беспоко́йный (bespokójnyj) — full of trouble or disquiet
- Spanish: vejatorio — full of trouble or disquiet