vexation

1350–1400; Middle English vexacioun<Latin vexātiōn- (stem of vexātiō), equivalent to vexāt(us) (past participle of vexāre to vex; see -ate¹) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM vexation

self-vex·a·tion, nounsu·per·vex·a·tion, noun

Words nearby vexation

veto, vet. sci., vetted, vetting, vex, vexation, vexatious, vexed, vexillary, vexillate, vexillographer

How to use vexation in a sentence

He scratched his head in vexation, sat down, and as he did so, saw that his coat hung also upon the chair.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
He stamped his foot to the ground in vexation, and recurred to his original determination.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Garnache need not plague himself with vexation that his rash temper alone had wrought his ruin now.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Rabecque swore angrily and bitterly, and his vexation had two entirely separate sources.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

Mrs. Chester promptly obeyed, surprised by the mingled mirth and vexation expressed by her husband's face.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for vexation

vexation

/ (vɛkˈseɪʃən) /

noun

the act of vexing or the state of being vexed

something that vexes

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