Synonyms for vexation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : vek-sey-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : vɛkˈseɪ ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for vexation Other synonyms for the word vexation
Définition of vexation
Origin :- c.1400, from Old French vexation or directly from Latin vexationem (nominative vexatio) "agitation," noun of action from past participle stem of vexare (see vex).
- noun irritation
- noun concern
- noun annoyance
- Silence was painful to me, and reply only accumulated difficulty and vexation.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- "I believe the Evil One is in the box," said he, with some vexation.
- Extract from : « Other Tales and Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- At this accident Jason could not help uttering a cry of vexation.
- Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The man must have been a detestable hypocrite, I think, had he not shown his vexation.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The plural vexed Temple, and he told himself how unreasonable the vexation was.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- He raised his arms to heaven, he was stifling with envy and vexation.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- But seriously, my dear L——, I am not sorry that you are in a course of vexation.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- She threw aside the letter with a gesture of vexation, and opened the next.
- Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters
- I felt almost maddened with this disappointment and vexation.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- "We shall have to pass the night here," he said, vexation in his tone.
- Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
Antonyms for vexation
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