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vex⋅a⋅tion

  [vek-sey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of vexing.
2. the state of being vexed; irritation; annoyance: vexation at missing the bus.
3. something that vexes; a cause of annoyance; nuisance: Rush-hour traffic is a daily vexation.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME vexacioun < L vexātiōn- (s. of vexātiō), equiv. to vexāt(us) (ptp. of vexāre to vex; see -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
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vex·a·tion   (věk-sā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act of annoying, irritating, or vexing.
  2. The quality or condition of being vexed; annoyance.
  3. A source of irritation or annoyance.
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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.

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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Language Translation for : vexation
Spanish: vejación,
German: der Ärger,
Japanese: いらだち
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