different between irritating vs vexatious

irritating

English

Adjective

irritating (comparative more irritating, superlative most irritating)

  1. Causing irritation, annoyance or pain.
  2. Stimulating or exciting a response.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:annoying

Derived terms

  • nonirritating

Translations

Verb

irritating

  1. present participle of irritate

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vexatious

English

Etymology

a 1650 vexation +? -ous

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /v?k?se???s/
  • Rhymes: -e???s

Adjective

vexatious (comparative more vexatious, superlative most vexatious)

  1. Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
  2. (archaic) Full of trouble or disquiet
    Synonyms: harassed, distressed, annoyed, vexed
    • 1644, Kenelm Digby, Two Treatises - To My Son Kenelm Digby (preface)
      He leads a vexatious life.
  3. (law, of an action) Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.
    a vexatious lawsuit
  4. (law, of a party or entity) In the habit of starting vexatious litigation and therefore liable to have restraints placed on one's ability to access the courts.
    a vexatious litigant

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:annoying

Derived terms

  • vexatiously
  • vexatiousness

Related terms

  • vex
  • vexation

Translations

References

  • vexatious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • vexatious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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