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vexation

[ vek-sey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of vexing.
  2. the state of being vexed; vexed; irritation; annoyance:

    vexation at missing the bus.

  3. something that vexes; a cause of annoyance; nuisance:

    Rush-hour traffic is a daily vexation.



vexation

/ ±¹É›°ìˈ²õ±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. the act of vexing or the state of being vexed
  2. something that vexes
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-±¹±ð³æ·²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
  • ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·±¹±ð³æ·²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vexation1

1350–1400; Middle English vexacioun < Latin ±¹±ð³æÄå³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ±¹±ð³æÄå³Ù¾±Å ), equivalent to ±¹±ð³æÄå³Ù ( us ) (past participle of ±¹±ð³æÄå°ù±ð to vex; -ate 1 ) + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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As for the state’s notoriously prolonged vote-counting process, it may be a source of vexation.

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Her vexation then turns into humiliation and shame, then to debilitating depression.

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He can’t tell if Romy’s vexation is genuine or just another part of their game, and tries to figure it out with a command.

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Strange, too, that so few books deal substantively with a near-universal vexation, by which I mean the tax system.

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In her interpretation of these throbbing songs of forbidden love, she came from a place of clarity and equanimity rather than vexation and strife.

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