Vexatious vs Burdensome - What's the difference?

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Vexatious is a related term of burdensome.

As adjectives the difference between vexatious and burdensome

is that vexatious is causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome while burdensome is of or like a burden; arduous or demanding.

vexatious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.

(archaic) Full of trouble or disquiet; harassed; distressed; annoyed; vexed.

* Sir K. Digby

He leads a vexatious life.

(legal, of an action) Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.

a vexatious lawsuit

Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* vexatious suit * vexatiously * vexatiousness

References

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burdensome

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Of or like a burden; arduous or demanding

* 1748 , , Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of morals , London: Oxford University Press (1973 ed.), § 6:

. . . reap a pleasure from what, to the generality of mankind, may seem burdensome and laborious.

Synonyms

* (of or like a burden) arduous, demanding, exacting, onerous, taxing