Definition of Vexation. Meaning of Vexation. Synonyms of Vexation
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Definition of Vexation
Vexation 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.
