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noun

Vexation n.

The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation. "Passions too violent... afford us nothing but vexation and pain." "Those who saw him after a defeat looked in vain for any trace of vexation."

The cause of trouble or disquiet; affliction. "Your children were vexation to your youth."

A harassing by process of law; a vexing or troubling, as by a malicious suit.

Synonyms: Chagrin; agitation; mortification; uneasiness; trouble; grief; sorrow; distress. See Chagrin.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... waste of good materials, the vexation that frequently attends such mismanagement and the curses not unfrequently bestowed on cooks with the usual reflection, that whereas God sends good meat, the devil sends ...

— The Suffrage Cook Book • L. O. Kleber

... from B., the most irritating defence of A.'s conduct is his pretence of acting solely with a view to B.'s own good; and that, on the other hand, no manner of enforcing A.'s claims against B. causes so little unnecessary vexation to B. as for A. to say openly that he demands his rights because they are his rights, and because to demand them is his interest. Here, if nowhere else, the rules which apply to private disputes apply also to political controversies. If ...

— England's Case Against Home Rule • Albert Venn Dicey

... for some time, and then wore an air of rather droll vexation. 'Pity me,' he exclaimed as he gave the spades to Honorius, 'I have fallen foul of my paternal relative. I found a lot of birds in the arbour, and served them with a notice to quit by clapping my hands and hooting to them, when who should appear but papa, asking what ...

— Holiday Tales • Florence Wilford

... recall some Indian words of familiar import that she had heard from the Indians when they came to her father's house, but in vain. Not the simplest phrase occurred to her, and she almost cried with vexation at her own stupidity. Neither was Hector or Louis more fortunate in attempts at ...

— Lost in the Backwoods • Catharine Parr Traill

... various causes, had been oppressed by feelings more distressing than I can find words to express. On the 11th of February, I embarked, with the officers and ship's company, on board the Supply, having taken my leave of a place which had cost me so much distress and vexation. We had fine weather during our passage to Port Jackson, where we arrived on the 27th, and were kindly and hospitably received by all ...

— An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island • John Hunter

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