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vexation
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vexation \Vex*a"tion\, n. [L. vexatio: cf. F. vexation.]
1. The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation;
disquiet; trouble; irritation.
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Passions too violent . . . afford us nothing but
vexation and pain. --Sir W.
Temple.
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Those who saw him after a defeat looked in vain for
any trace of vexation. --Macaulay.
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2. The cause of trouble or disquiet; affliction.
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Your children were vexation to your youth. --Shak.
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3. A harassing by process of law; a vexing or troubling, as
by a malicious suit. --Bacon.
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Syn: Chagrin; agitation; mortification; uneasiness; trouble;
grief; sorrow; distress. See Chagrin.
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