Hypertext Webster Gateway: "vexation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vexation \Vex*a"tion\, n. [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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
vexation
n 1: anger produced by some annoying irritation [syn: {annoyance},
{chafe}]
2: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn:
{irritation}, {annoyance}]
3: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of
unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern";
"it's a major worry" [syn: {concern}, {worry}, {headache}]
4: the act of troubling or annoying someone [syn: {annoyance},
{annoying}, {irritation}]
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