'Vexation' definitions:

Definition of 'vexation'

(from WordNet)
noun
Anger produced by some annoying irritation [syn: annoyance, chafe, vexation]
noun
The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn: irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration]
noun
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]
noun
The act of troubling or annoying someone [syn: annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation]

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]