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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Go to Paris and be with your annoying bohemian friends!—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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And every family has that annoying uncle that makes horrible jokes or one situation after another.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Five baserunners and two homers later, the Tigers had a 5-1 lead en route to another frustrating start for Crochet in what’s been a season-long trend for the rotation.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Though Sunday did mark some level of improvement after last Monday’s catastrophe, Crochet acknowledged that this outing was even more frustrating.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In both Dream Scenario and The Drama, Borgli sides with the maligned, framing those who cast judgment as shrewish and needling (exemplified in The Drama with a deliciously irritating performance from Alana Haim).—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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Here's where things get a bit irritating.—
Justin Pot,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The story centers on a young couple (Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny) whose lives become entangled with their volatile boss and his wife (Isaac and Carey Mulligan) after witnessing a disturbing incident at an elite country club.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2026
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Before the footage was shown, as PEOPLE previously reported, Judge George Gallagher warned those in the courtroom that the material would be disturbing.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Vexatious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vexatious. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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