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Meanings of vexation in English
The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed.
Usage of vexation in English
1
The mother looked at him, and after a pause answered in vexation:
2
The beaten one was chagrined, and vented his vexation in this defiance:
3
The feeling of alarm in Arátoff was replaced by one of vexation.
4
Then she stopped in the path, and cried with anger and vexation.
5
They stood motionless; Evan Dhu alone showed symptoms of vexation and anxiety.
6
These delays caused great vexation both to the accused and the accusers.
7
My inopportune arrival was evidently a great and unlooked-for vexation to him.
8
But how might we best vent our vexation in a coherent fashion?
9
She had become the spoiled darling, pouting at him in half-pretended vexation.
10
But I met with a new vexation when colder weather set in.
11
The blue eyes turned to sapphires, and the cheeks crimsoned with vexation.
12
It is impossible to describe the General's vexation on reading these despatches.
13
I made her realise this, and she bit her lip in vexation.
14
Then all the young girl's vexation was exhaled in a low plaint:
15
Astonishment and vexation painted themselves on the countenance of her adopted father.
16
The old man looked at the boy with an air of vexation.
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Translations for vexation
Spanish
Vexation through the time
Vexation across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare