Vexatious
(adjective)
- Causing annoyance, frustration, or worry; harassing.
- Annoying, troublesome, or causing irritation.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french vexatif, -ive or latin vexatius, from vexare "to trouble".
Examples:
- The vexatious litigation has caused a lot of stress for the company.
- The vexatious employee was always causing problems.
- He found the whole situation vexatious and wished it would just go away.
- Vexatious behavior is not tolerated in the workplace.
- The vexatious rule was changed after it caused widespread complaints.