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