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Definition of “vexation

vexation (vɛkˈseɪʃənPronunciation for vexation

Definitions

noun

  1. the act of vexing or the state of being vexed
  2. something that vexes

Usage examples

  • Now, vexation at having missed the festivities made her sharp tongued.
    Cathy Kelly, 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.
    Williams Kenneth & Davies, Russell (ed.), The Kenneth Williams Diaries (1994)

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