Life is a vexatious trap; when a thinking man reaches maturity and attains to full consciousness he cannot help feeling that he is in a trap from which there is no escape.
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Vexatious
/vɛkˈseɪʃəs/
Synonyms for "vexatious" (72 found)
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6 entriesannoying remarkirksome conductirritating behaviorvexatious complaintvexatious filingvexatious litigation
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5 entriesvexatious behaviorvexatious complaintvexatious filingvexatious litigantvexatious litigation
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2 entriesmore vexatiousmost vexatious
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Tom's vexatious behavior led to him being banned from the bar.
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The lawsuit was dismissed as vexatious and meritless.
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Although this letter is vexatious, I must not forget that my little entertainment has brought me a visiter in the Marquess of Wentworthdale, on an errand of no small moment, as the Countess of Rotheles may soon learn, to her surprise, for I shall, probably, see him at the Opera to-night.
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