vexatious

adj.

1. Causing or creating vexation; annoying.
2. Full of annoyance or distress; harassed.
3. Intended to vex or annoy.

vexatiously vex·a'tious·ly adv.
vexatiousness vex·a'tious·ness n.

(vek-SAY-shuhs)

adjective
1. Causing vexation or irritation.
2. A legal action instituted on insufficient grounds and brought solely to annoy the defendant.

Etymology
From Middle English vexacioun, from Latin vexation, from vexatus, past participle of vexare, to vex.

Usage
"`When I arrived at Baker Street I found him huddled up in his armchair with updrawn knees, his pipe in his mouth and his brow furrowed with thought. It was clear that he was in the throes of some vexatious problem.'" — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Creeping Man.

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adjective

Troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations: annoying, bothersome, galling, irksome, irritating, nettlesome, plaguy, provoking, troublesome. See pain/pleasure.

adj

Definition: distressing, bothersome
Antonyms: aiding, assisting, helpful, pleasing, soothing

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ærgerlig, irriterende, besværlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
irritant, vexatoir (juridisch)

Français (French)
adj. - contrariant, agaçant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ärgerlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ενοχλητικός, εκνευριστικός

Italiano (Italian)
irritante, vessatorio, seccante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - vexatório, aflitivo

Русский (Russian)
досадный, тревожный, обременительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - irritante, enojoso, vejatorio

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förarglig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
伤脑筋的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 傷腦筋的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 짜증나는, 무질서한, 소란한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - いらいらさせる, いやがらせの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مغيظ, مضايق, مزعج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מרגיז, מציק, שאין לו בסיס חוקי מספיק לפעולה ומתכוון רק להציק לנאשם‬

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