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Definition of
vexation noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
vexation
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
vɛkˈseɪʃn
/
/
(
old-fashioned
or
formal
)
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1
[
uncountable
]
the state of feeling upset or annoyed
She sat down and cried in vexation.
2
[
countable
]
a thing that upsets or annoys you
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vexation
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vexatious
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