vexation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: vexation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for vexation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vexation n anger produced by some annoying irritation [syn: annoyance, chafe, vexation] the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed Synonym(s): irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" Synonym(s): concern, worry, headache, vexation the act of troubling or annoying someone Synonym(s): annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vexation \Vexa"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}.