vexation (vɛkˈseɪʃən
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noun
- the act of vexing or the state of being vexed
- something that vexes
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Now, vexation at having missed the festivities made her sharp tongued.
, JUST BETWEEN US (2002)So clearly we here do not quite believe with the preacher that "all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Globe and Mail (2003)The language and vocabulary of the glossy cookbook is another vexation.
Independent (1999)Some of her questions are so childish one could scream with vexation.
, The Kenneth Williams Diaries (1994)