vexing
1. causing irritation or annoyance
- 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
- an irritating delay
- nettlesome paperwork
- a pesky mosquito
- swarms of pestering gnats
- a plaguey newfangled safety catch
- a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
- a vexatious child
- it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
• Syn:
annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome,
nettlesome, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey,
teasing, vexatious
• Similar to:
disagreeable
• Derivationally related forms:
plague (for: plaguey), plague (for: plaguy)
2. extremely annoying or displeasing
- his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating
- I've had an exasperating day
- her infuriating indifference
- the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening
• Syn:
exasperating, infuriating, maddening
• Similar to:
displeasing
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