vexation

English

Etymology

From Middle English vexacioun, from Old French vexacion, from Latin vexātiō. By surface analysis, vex +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛkˈseɪʃən/

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• Hyphenation: vex‧a‧tion

Noun

vexation (countable and uncountable, plural vexations)

1. The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating.
2. The state of being vexed or irritated.
   • 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 12:

     All was safe and prosperous; and as the removal of one solicitude generally makes way for another, Emma, being now certain of her ball, began to adopt as the next vexation Mr. Knightley’s provoking indifference about it.

   • 1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 55”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC:

     He gave the doctor a look of vexation. He was surprised to see him, and resented the intrusion.

3. The perceived source of someone's vexation.
   • 1854, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Heartsease; or, The Brother's Wife‎:

     She did harass Helen to give me up; but, after all, poor woman, I believe I have been a great vexation to her, and I cannot help being sorry for her.

Related terms

• vex
• vexatious
• vexed
• vexing

 

Translations

act of annoying, vexing or irritating

Bulgarian: дразнене (bg) n (draznene) Czech: otravování n Dutch: ergernis (nl) Finnish: ärtyminen (fi), ärsyttäminen (fi), ärsytys (fi) French: tracas (fr) m, tracasserie (fr) f Galician: vexación (gl) f Georgian: გაღიზიანება (gaɣizianeba) German: Ärger (de), Störung (de) f, Irritation (de) f, Ärgernis (de) n, Beunruhigung (de) f, Belästigung (de) f, Plage (de) f Greek: Ancient: ἀχθηδών f (akhthēdṓn) Latin: vexātiō f Portuguese: vexação f Romanian: vexațiune (ro) f, vexare (ro) f Scottish Gaelic: sàrachadh m Spanish: vejación (es)

state of being vexed or irritated

Bulgarian: раздразнение (bg) n (razdraznenie) Czech: otrava (cs) f Finnish: ärtymys (fi), harmitus, keljutus, kenkutus French: contrariété (fr) f Galician: vexación (gl) f Georgian: გაღიზიანება (gaɣizianeba) German: Irritation (de) f, Ärger (de) m, Beunruhigung (de) f, Verdruss (de) m, Qual (de) f Greek: Ancient: ἀγανάκτησις f (aganáktēsis) Latin: vexātiō f Maori: whanowhanoā Portuguese: vexação f Russian: раздражение (ru) (razdraženije) Scottish Gaelic: mì-shuaimhneas m, sàrachadh m Spanish: vejación (es) f Swedish: förargelse (sv), förtret (sv) Tocharian B: krāso Ukrainian: роздратува́ння n (rozdratuvánnja)

something that vexes or irritates

Bulgarian: неприятност (bg) f (neprijatnost) Irish: crá croí m

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Icelandic: skapraun (is) f Swedish: irritera (sv) (this is a verb)

Anagrams

• vanoxite

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛk.sa.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

vexation f (plural vexations)

1. insult
2. humiliation
3. harassment

Related terms

• vexant
• vexatoire
• vexer

Further reading

• “vexation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Noun

vexation

1. Alternative form of vexacioun