vexing
Other forms: vexingly
Anything vexing is bothersome or annoying. The noise of a car alarm is extremely vexing to everyone around.
To be vexed is to be irritated or exasperated, so anything vexing creates irritation or exasperation. A splitting headache is vexing. A talkative neighbor can be vexing. Filling out a form is usually vexing. If you're trying to get somewhere and there's traffic, that's a vexing situation. Unfortunately, life is full of vexing situations.
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extremely annoying or displeasingsynonyms: exasperating, infuriating, maddeningdispleasingcausing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities
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causing irritation or annoyance“it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong”synonyms: annoying, bothersome, galling, grating, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexatiousdisagreeablenot to your liking
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Vocabulary lists containing vexing
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