vexatious

adjective
UK: /vɛkˈseɪʃəs/
US: /vɛkˈseɪʃəs/

  1. Causing irritation or annoyance.

    1. The delay was vexatious.
    2. Dealing with the vexatious bureaucracy was a frustrating experience for everyone.

  2. Involving or causing worry and stress.

    1. Taxes can be vexatious.
    2. The vexatious problem of traffic congestion continues to plague the city planners.

Synonyms

annoying irritating troublesome disturbing aggravating exasperating

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "vexatious" in English means: Causing irritation or annoyance., Involving or causing worry and stress..

The phonetic transcription of "vexatious" is /vɛkˈseɪʃəs/ in British English and /vɛkˈseɪʃəs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "vexatious": annoying, irritating, troublesome, disturbing, aggravating, exasperating.

Example usage of "vexatious": "The delay was vexatious.". More examples on the page.