Vexatious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

causing irritation or annoyance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vɛksˈeɪʃəs/

🇬🇧British English

/vɛksˈeɪʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vɛksˈeɪʃəs/

3 syllables Say it as /vɛksˈeɪʃəs/.

Examples

tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
found it galling to have to ask permission

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

galling plaguey teasing irritating bothersome annoying plaguy vexing pestering nettlesome pestiferous pesky

Parts of Speech

adjective

causing irritation or annoyance

“tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork”

Word Forms

plague

noun

an annoyance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ärgerlich

Irritationen oder Ärger hervorrufen

🇫🇷French

vexatoire

provoquant une irritation ou une gêne

🇪🇸Spanish

vejatorio

causando irritación o molestia

🇮🇹Italian

vessatorio

provocando irritazione o fastidio

🇳🇱Dutch

irritant

waardoor irritatie of ergernis ontstaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

vexatório

causando irritação ou aborrecimento

🇷🇺Russian

досадный

вызывая раздражение или раздражение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अफ़सोसनाक

जलन या झुंझलाहट पैदा करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরক্তিকর

জ্বালা বা বিরক্তি সৃষ্টি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

எரிச்சலூட்டும்

எரிச்சல் அல்லது எரிச்சலை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

వెక్కిరించే

చికాకు లేదా చికాకు కలిగించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

त्रासदायक

चिडचिड किंवा चीड आणणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્તેજક

બળતરા અથવા હેરાનગતિનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಯುಂಟುಮಾಡುವ

ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಯನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഷമിപ്പിക്കുന്ന

പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കലോ ശല്യമോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਜਲਣ ਜਾਂ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پریشان کن

جلن یا جھنجھلاہٹ کا باعث بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无理取闹的

引起刺激或烦恼

🇯🇵Japanese

腹立たしい

イライラや不快感を引き起こす

🇰🇷Korean

성가신

짜증이나 짜증을 유발

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khó chịu

gây khó chịu hoặc khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

น่ารำคาญ

ทำให้เกิดการระคายเคืองหรือรำคาญใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg menyusahkan

menyebabkan iritasi atau gangguan

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakainis

nagdudulot ng pangangati o inis

🇲🇾Malay

menyusahkan

menyebabkan kerengsaan atau kegusaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزعج

تسبب تهيج أو إزعاج

🇮🇷Persian

مزاحم

باعث تحریک یا آزار می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

can sıkıcı

tahrişe veya rahatsızlığa neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַרגִיז

גורם לגירוי או מטרד

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