vexation
noun
the act of vexing.
vexations
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pluralof vexation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And because it is a memoir and not a legal brief, “README.txt” can refract the vexations of this tangled history while allowing the reader to experience Manning’s layered feelings about these issues.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2022
Ahead of Sunday’s election for a new parliament and government, those vexations are being heard again as the European Union country’s two main parties, the center-left Socialists and the center-right Social Democrats, compete for power.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2022
By now, the litany of vexations is well known: the jammed phone lines, the hours on hold, the online system that balks and crashes, the inexplicable responses to re-file and then re-file again.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 17, 2020
But all vexations are calmed, and “Downton Abbey” concludes with both Lady Edith and Daisy uttering the sacred words “I’m happy.”
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 20, 2019
The Ring for thee," Japhra repeated, "there to meet and conquer all thy vexations.
From The Happy Warrior by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson
