English-Thai Dictionary

vexation

N ความหงุดหงิด  ความรำคาญ ใจ  annoyance displeasure kwam-ngud-ngid

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VEXATION

n.[L. vesatio.] 1. The act of irritating, or of troubling, disquieting and harassing.
2. State of being irritated or disturbed in mind.
3. Disquiet; agitation; great uneasiness.
Passions too violent - afford us vexation and pain.
4. The cause of trouble or disquiet.
Your children were vexation to your youth.
5. Afflictions; great troubles; severe judgments.
The Lord shall send on thee cursing, vexation and rebuke. Deuteronomy 28:2 .
6. A harassing by law.
7. A slight teasing trouble.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VEXATION

Vex *a "tion, n. Etym: [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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

vexation

vex a tion |vekˈsāSHən vɛkˈseɪʃən | ▶noun the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried: Jenny bit her lip in vexation. • something that causes annoyance, frustration, or worry: the cares and vexations of life. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vexatio (n- ), from vexare (see vex ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

vexation

vex |ation |vɛkˈseɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried: Jenna bit her lip in vexation. • [ count noun ] a cause of annoyance, frustration, or worry: the vexations of life under canvas. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vexatio (n- ), from vexare (see vex ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

vexation

vexation noun she stamped her foot in vexation: annoyance, irritation, exasperation, indignation, anger, crossness, displeasure, pique, bile, disgruntlement, bad mood; informal aggravation.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

vexation

vexation noun Erica stamped her foot in vexation: annoyance, irritation, irritability, exasperation, anger, rage, fury, temper, bad temper, hot temper, wrath, spleen, chagrin, pique, crossness, indignation, displeasure, discontent, dissatisfaction, disgruntlement, ill humour, peevishness, petulance, testiness, tetchiness, gall, resentment, umbrage; perturbation, discomposure, worry, agitation, harassment; informal needling, aggravation, being rubbed up the wrong way, crabbiness; Brit. informal stroppiness; literary ire, choler.

 

French Dictionary

vexation

vexation n. f. nom féminin Insulte, contrariété. : J ’en ai assez de subir des vexations! SYNONYME humiliation ; rebuffade .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

vexation

vex a tion /vekséɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U ｟かたく ｠いらだたす [いらだつ ]こと, 苦しめる [苦しむ ]こと ; いらだたしさ ▸ to A's vexation Aにとってしゃくなことに .2 C ｟やや古 ｠〖しばしば ～s 〗悩みの種, 苦しみの種 ; 腹の立つ人 [こと ]▸ the vexations of life 人生の悩みの種 .