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Vexatious vs Harassing - What's the difference?

vexatious | harassing | Related terms |

Vexatious is a related term of harassing.


As an adjective vexatious

is causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.

As a verb harassing is

.

As a noun harassing is

harassment.

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

    Related terms

    * vex * vexation

    References

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    harassing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • harassment
  • * 1826 , Charles Swan, Journal of a voyage up the Mediterranean
    • Sometimes we observe these wretched peasants, driven to despair by the harassings of the Boyars, commit the useless imprudence of going to the capital, and, under the windows of the prince, with loud cries, require him to hear their claims.