as in annoying
causing annoyance
those vexatious phone calls from telemarketers during the dinner hour
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Recent Examples of vexatious
The next morning, there were two vexatious problems.
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025
Both were armed with their own social media companies, spewing ad hominem attacks, with vexatious claims playing out in public.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Along with dismissing the defamation claims, Torres tossed all the other allegations in Sherman’s complaint: Negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, vexatious litigation, abuse of process, and malicious prosecution.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
Everything that Donald -- any suit that's filed against Trump's administration, Donald Trump will -- will by definition believe is frivolous and vexatious, okay?
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2025
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025
Both were armed with their own social media companies, spewing ad hominem attacks, with vexatious claims playing out in public.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Along with dismissing the defamation claims, Torres tossed all the other allegations in Sherman’s complaint: Negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, vexatious litigation, abuse of process, and malicious prosecution.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
Everything that Donald -- any suit that's filed against Trump's administration, Donald Trump will -- will by definition believe is frivolous and vexatious, okay?
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vexatious
Adjective
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Everybody’s a critic, and critics can be very annoying.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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The former, which would prohibit defense contractors from using Claude in their government workflows, was annoying for Anthropic, but endurable.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Kurt's key takeaways Healthcare can be frustrating.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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Kelly portrays Gentile as, at once, the FBI’s best and most frustrating lead.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Here's where things get a bit irritating.—
Justin Pot,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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Rather than focusing on clarity with harsh actives, a key component to the glass skin trend is using gentle, non-irritating ingredients that take your skin to a healthier state.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The disturbing video is hard to watch.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Just a day before, in a stunning, unprecedented move, ABC axed the whole thing after a disturbing video emerged of Paul from her 2023 arrest in Utah.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Vexatious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vexatious. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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