vexation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun anger produced by some annoying irritation
    chafe; annoyance.
  2. noun the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
    botheration; annoyance; irritation.
  3. noun something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
    headache; worry; concern.
    • New York traffic is a constant concern
    • it's a major worry
  4. noun the act of troubling or annoying someone
    annoyance; annoying; irritation.

WordNet

Vex*a"tion noun
Etymology
L. vexatio: cf. F. vexation.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913