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Noun: vexation  vek'sey-shun
  1. The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
    "She couldn't hide her vexation at the delay";
    - irritation, annoyance, botheration [informal]
     
  2. Anger produced by some annoying irritation
    "He couldn't hide his vexation at the delay";
    - annoyance, chafe [archaic]
     
  3. Something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
    "New York traffic is a constant vexation";
    - concern, worry, headache
     
  4. The act of troubling or annoying someone
    "His constant vexation of his siblings led to family arguments";
    - annoyance, annoying, irritation

Derived forms: vexations

Type of: anger, choler, ire, mental condition, mental state, mistreatment, negative stimulus, psychological condition, psychological state