vexation

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Synonyms: velation, venation, elation, vexatious, fixation, relation, vocation, negation, exaction, vection, vacation

Antonyms: velation, venation, elation, vexatious, fixation, relation, vocation, negation, exaction, vection, vacation

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[action#Noun|action]] of [[vex#Verb|vexing]], [[annoy#Verb|annoying]], or [[irritate|irritating]] someone or something; {{lb|en|countable}} an [[instance#Noun|instance]] of this.
2. {{senseid|en|annoyance}}{{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[state#Noun|state]] of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; [[annoyance]], [[irritation]]; also, [[disappointment]], [[discontentment]], [[unhappiness]]; {{lb|en|countable}} an instance of this.
3. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[source#Noun|source]] of [[mental#Adjective|mental]] [[distress#Noun|distress]] or [[trouble#Noun|trouble]]; an [[affliction]], a [[woe#Noun|woe]]; also, a source of annoyance or irritation; an annoyance, an [[irritant]].
4. {{lb|en|obsolete|uncountable}} The action of [[use#Verb|using]] [[force#Noun|force]] or [[violence#Noun|violence]] on someone or something; {{lb|en|countable}} an instance of this.

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