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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vex•a•tious (vek sā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. - causing vexation;
troublesome;
annoying:a vexatious situation. - Law(of legal actions) instituted without sufficient grounds and serving only to cause annoyance to the defendant.
- disorderly;
confused;
troubled.
- vexati(on) + -ous 1525–35
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disturbing, provoking, irritating.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged delightful.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vexatious /vɛkˈseɪʃəs/ adj - vexing or tending to vex
- vexed
- (of a legal action or proceeding) instituted without sufficient grounds, esp so as to cause annoyance or embarrassment to the defendant
vexˈatiously adv vex•a•tion /vɛkˈseɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the act of vexing;
the state of being vexed. - [countable] something that vexes;
a cause of annoyance.
vex•a•tious, adj. See -vec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vex•a•tion (vek sā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of vexing.
- the state of being vexed;
irritation;
annoyance:vexation at missing the bus. - something that vexes;
a cause of annoyance;
nuisance:Rush-hour traffic is a daily vexation.
- Latin vexātiōn- (stem of vexātiō), equivalent. to vexāt(us) (past participle of vexāre to vex; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English vexacioun 1350–1400
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