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VEXATION
annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation
(noun) the act of troubling or annoying someone
concern, worry, headache, vexation
(noun) something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; “New York traffic is a constant concern”; “it’s a major worry”
annoyance, chafe, vexation
(noun) anger produced by some annoying irritation
irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration
(noun) the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vexation (countable and uncountable, plural vexations)
The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating.
The state of being vexed or irritated.
Anagrams
• vanoxite
Source: Wiktionary
Vex*a"tion, n. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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