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词汇 vexatious
释义 vexatious
adjective
uk /vekˈseɪ.ʃəs/ us /vekˈseɪ.ʃəs/
old-fashioned or formal
difficult to deal with and causing a lot of anger, worry, or argument: 令人恼火的,使人烦恼的;让人伤脑筋的
This settlement will resolve one of the most vexatious problems in the field of industrial relations.这一协议将解决劳资关系中最为棘手的问题之一。
Synonyms
annoying
bothersomeold-fashioned
galling
irritating
peskyinformal
vexing
law specialized
having little chance of succeeding in law, but intended to annoy someone or cause problems for them:
The amendment opens the door to vexatious litigation.
The defendant must be able to show a prosecutor's charges were "vexatious, frivolous, or in bad faith."
His job is to take on "vexatious problems" and make the government bureaucracy work.
His home, however vexatious, was the source of his greatest art.
He was now in a very vexatious position.
This aggressive legalism is what in England we call "vexatious litigation".
The article provides that a lawyer involved in a "vexatious and frivolous" lawsuit is personally responsible for any fees, costs, and other sanctions imposed.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Annoying
accursed
aggravating
annoying
annoyingly
ball-ache
exasperatingly
frustratingly
gadfly
galling
gallingly
irritating
irritatingly
limit
maddening
mither
sickeningly
spiteful
stupid
trying
vexatiously

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vexatious | Business English


vexatious
adjective
 LAWuk /vekˈseɪʃəs/us
vexatious legal complaints are not serious but are annoying to deal with:
70% of firms thought more employees were bringing weak and vexatious claims against their employers.

Examples of vexatious


vexatious
For them, the incidents of food protest exemplify how such vexatious relations lead to clashes between central governments and the people.
But they could also refer explicitly to exchanges between their superiors and the board of personnel-in particular to the vexatious remark mentioned above.
This variability has made the problem of psychotherapy in multicultural settings particularly vexatious.
Before displaying the results of those measurements, it is appropriate to comment on some difficulties known to be somewhat vexatious to experimenters.
However, he then goes on to acknowledge that such categories prove vexatious.
They were certainly not free of vexatious litigants, and were sites which saw the generation of new hostilities as well as the resolution of old ones.
The purpose is that vexatious prosecutions should be avoided.
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The amendment proposes to reinvite vexatious prosecutions in this area, and we would be wise to avoid it.
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Guidance on dealing with voluminous or vexatious correspondence is available to all staff.
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First, it reduces the scope for vexatious or mischievous applications for care orders.
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That would ensure that the power is used responsibly and would avoid vexatious and mischievous applications for care.
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The reason for that is a simple but important one: it is to prevent malicious and vexatious prosecutions against members of the security forces.
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But it may be that there are things which are unnecessary, though they fall short of being either frivolous or vexatious.
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What concerns us about these amendments is that no machinery has been created to dispose of frivolous and vexatious complaints at an early stage.
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Any competent body would have its secretariat which would winnow out any frivolous or vexatious complaints.
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