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vexation

/vɛkˈseɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
vex-at-ion
IPA
/vɛkˈseɪʃən/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; (countable) an instance of this.

Uncountable

noun

The action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; (countable) an instance of this.

Uncountable

noun

The action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; (countable) an instance of this.

Uncountable

noun

The state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; annoyance, irritation; also, disappointment, discontentment, unhappiness; (countable) an instance of this.

Uncountable

noun

The state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; annoyance, irritation; also, disappointment, discontentment, unhappiness; (countable) an instance of this.

Uncountable

noun

The state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; annoyance, irritation; also, disappointment, discontentment, unhappiness; (countable) an instance of this.

Uncountable

noun

A source of mental distress or trouble; an affliction, a woe; also, a source of annoyance or irritation; an annoyance, an irritant.

Countable

noun

The action of using force or violence on someone or something; (countable) an instance of this.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Late Middle English vexacioun, vexation (“physical suffering; act of inflicting trouble (specifically through unjustified legal action); anxiety, mental distress; mental disturbance”), from Anglo-Norman vexacion, vexation, Middle French vexacion, vexation (“distress, suffering; harassment (specifically through unjustified legal action)”), and Old French vexacion, vexation (“distress, suffering; harassment”) (modern French vexation), and from their etymon Latin vexātiō (“shaking or similar violent movement; (causing of) agitation, distress, suffering; harassment, persecution; trouble”), from vexātus + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs). Vexātus is the perfect passive participle of vexō (“to shake or jolt violently; to annoy, harass; to persecute; to trouble violently”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. By surface analysis, vex + -ation (suffix denoting an action or process or its result, or a quality or state). Doublet of quake.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *weǵʰ-, vexacioun, vexacion, vexātiō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /vɛkˈseɪʃən/
  • British English: /vɛkˈseɪʃn̩/

Usage

Inflected Forms

vexations (plural)

Derived Forms

vexatious vexatiously vexatiousness unvexatious

Frequently Paired Words

vex vexed vexer vexing unvexed

Synonyms

affliction aggrievance distress grief grievance hardship misery ruth sadness sorrow undelight vexation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

How do you pronounce vexation?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɛkˈseɪʃən/.
What does vexation mean?
The action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; (countable) an instance of this.
Where does vexation come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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