'Vexation' definitions:
Definition of 'vexation'
From: WordNet
noun
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The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn: irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration]
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Something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [syn: concern, worry, headache, vexation]
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Definition of 'Vexation'
From: GCIDE
- Vexation \Vex*a"tion\, n. [L. vexatio: cf. F. vexation.]
- 1. The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation. [1913 Webster]
- Passions too violent . . . afford us nothing but vexation and pain. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
- Those who saw him after a defeat looked in vain for any trace of vexation. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The cause of trouble or disquiet; affliction. [1913 Webster]
- Your children were vexation to your youth. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A harassing by process of law; a vexing or troubling, as by a malicious suit. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Chagrin; agitation; mortification; uneasiness; trouble; grief; sorrow; distress. See Chagrin. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'vexation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abomination,
- affliction,
- aggravation,
- agitation,
- all-overs,
- angst,
- annoyance,
- anxiety,
- anxiety hysteria,
- anxiety neurosis,
- anxious bench,
- anxious concern,
- anxious seat,
- anxiousness,
- apprehension,
- apprehensiveness,
- atrocity,
- bad,
- bad news,
- bane,
- bedevilment,
- befoulment,
- blight,
- bore,
- bother,
- botheration,
- bothering,
- bothersomeness,
- bugbear,
- burden,
- calamity,
- cankerworm of care,
- care,
- concern,
- concernment,
- corruption,
- crashing bore,
- crushing burden,
- crying evil,
- curse,
- damage,
- death,
- defilement,
- despoliation,
- destruction,
- detriment,
- devilment,
- difficulty,
- disapprobation,
- disapproval,
- discontent,
- disease,
- displeasure,
- disquiet,
- disquietude,
- dissatisfaction,
- distress,
- disturbance,
- dogging,
- downer,
- drag,
- dread,
- evil,
- exasperation,
- fear,
- foreboding,
- forebodingness,
- grievance,
- harassment,
- harm,
- harrying,
- havoc,
- headache,
- hounding,
- hurt,
- ill,
- infection,
- infliction,
- injury,
- inquietude,
- irking,
- irritation,
- malaise,
- mischief,
- misgiving,
- molestation,
- nemesis,
- nervous strain,
- nervous tension,
- nervousness,
- nuisance,
- open wound,
- outrage,
- overanxiety,
- persecution,
- perturbation,
- pest,
- pestilence,
- pins and needles,
- plague,
- poison,
- pollution,
- problem,
- provocation,
- provoking,
- pucker,
- resentfulness,
- resentment,
- running sore,
- scourge,
- solicitude,
- stew,
- strain,
- suspense,
- tension,
- the worst,
- thorn,
- torment,
- toxin,
- trial,
- trouble,
- uneasiness,
- unquietness,
- upset,
- venom,
- vexatiousness,
- vexing,
- visitation,
- woe,
- worriment,
- worry,
- wrong,
- zeal