VEXATIONS

Noun

vexations

plural of vexation

Source: Wiktionary


VEXATION

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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