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Vexing vs Troubling - What's the difference?

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Vexing is a related term of troubling.


As verbs the difference between vexing and troubling

is that vexing is while troubling is .

As nouns the difference between vexing and troubling

is that vexing is vexation while troubling is the infliction of trouble or distress.

As an adjective troubling is

distressing, worrying.

vexing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • vexation
  • * 2002 , Harold Bloom, American Women Poets, 1650-1950
    • Many unkindnesses as well as (one feels) many liberties and general vexings , were required to move her to this.

    troubling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • distressing, worrying

    • Derived terms

    * troublingly

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The infliction of trouble or distress.
  • * (Donald Friend)
    • Even more important in contributing to a sense of welfare, we both made drawings all the morning, and have laid at rest the troublings of artistic conscience.