soothing vs vexatious

soothing

adj
  • Tending to soothe. 

  • Giving relief. 

  • Freeing from fear or anxiety. 

noun
  • The act by which somebody is soothed. 

vexatious

adj
  • Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome. 

  • In the habit of starting vexatious litigation and therefore liable to have restraints placed on one's ability to access the courts. 

  • Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause. 

How often have the words soothing and vexatious occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )