Dealing With Difficult People

verb to tolerate or endure something unpleasant or difficult

• I cannot continue to put up with your unprofessional behavior in the workplace.
• I'm tired of putting up with your constant excuses for being late.
• I'm done putting up with his drama, it's too much.
• Sometimes in life, you just have to put up with the rainy days to enjoy the sunshine.

adjective causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry

• The lawyer argued that the lawsuit was vexatious and should be dismissed.
• She always asks vexatious questions that annoy everyone in the meeting.
• Stop being so vexatious, it's really getting on my nerves.
• The dark clouds looming overhead seemed vexatious, foretelling a stormy day ahead.