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vexation Definition

vexa·tion (vek sā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a vexing or being vexed
  2. something that vexes; cause of annoyance or distress

Etymology: ME vexacion < MFr < L vexatio

vexation Synonyms

vexation

n.

  1. A vexed feeling

    uneasiness, irritation, bother; see annoyance 1.

  2. A cause of vexation, sense 1

    worry, trouble, misfortune; see difficulty 2.

vexation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • spirit: I hardly reached my own house, quite exhausted as I was with pain of body and vexation of spirit.
  • fairy: Surely this also is spangly and vexation of fairy.

Adjective modifier

  • much: A small matter may occasion much vexation to us, but to him all things are easy.
  • little: You pursue me all over Europe with the little vexations that I came away to avoid.

Modifies a noun

No.: Vexation No. 4: Decaying contact data Solution Plaxo My Outlook contact list has more than 3,000 names in it.