About The Word Vexation
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Vexation
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What's The Definition Of Vexation?
[n] the act of troubling or annoying someone
[n] something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [n] anger produced by some annoying irritation [n] the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed Synonyms | Synonyms for Vexation: annoyance | annoyance | annoyance | annoying | botheration | chafe | concern | headache | irritation | irritation | worry Related Terms | Find terms related to Vexation: See Also | aggravation | anger | bugaboo | bummer | burden | business | choler | displeasure | encumbrance | exasperation | exasperation | frustration | harassment | huff | impatience | incumbrance | ire | irritation | load | mental state | miff | mistreatment | negative stimulus | onus | pinprick | pique | psychological state | red flag | restlessness | seeing red | snit | temper | torment Vexation In Webster's Dictionary \Vex*a"tion\, n. [L. vexatio: cf. F. vexation.]
1. The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation;
disquiet; trouble; irritation.
Passions too violent . . . afford us nothing but
vexation and pain. --Sir W.
Temple.
Those who saw him after a defeat looked in vain for
any trace of vexation. --Macaulay.
2. The cause of trouble or disquiet; affliction.
Your children were vexation to your youth. --Shak.
3. A harassing by process of law; a vexing or troubling, as
by a malicious suit. --Bacon.
Syn: Chagrin; agitation; mortification; uneasiness; trouble;
grief; sorrow; distress. See {Chagrin}.
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