vexation

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• Received-Pronunciation: /vɛkˈseɪʃn̩/
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• General-American: /vɛkˈseɪʃən/
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• rhymes with -eɪʃən
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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.

70 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: дразнене (draznene) — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Catalan: vexació — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Czech: otravování — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Dutch: ergernis — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Finnish: ärtyminen — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Finnish: ärsyttäminen — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Finnish: ärsytys — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• French: tracas — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• French: tracasserie — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Galician: vexación — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Georgian: გაღიზიანება (gaɣizianeba) — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• German: Ärger — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• German: Ärgernis — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• German: Belästigung — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• German: Beunruhigung — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• German: Irritation — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• German: Plage — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• German: Störung — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Ancient Greek: ἀχθηδών (akhthēdṓn) — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Italian: vessazione — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Latin: vexātiō — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Macedonian: дразнење (draznenje) — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Macedonian: нервирање (nerviranje) — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Portuguese: vexação — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Romanian: vexațiune — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Romanian: vexare — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Scottish Gaelic: sàrachadh — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Spanish: vejación — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Spanish: vejamen — action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this
• Finnish: ärsyttäminen — action of physically annoying or irritating a person or an animal; an instance of this
• Finnish: ärsytys — action of physically annoying or irritating a person or an animal; an instance of this
• Macedonian: раздразнување (razdraznuvanje) — action of physically annoying or irritating a person or an animal; an instance of this
• Finnish: haitanteko — action of vexing or annoying someone by bringing unjustified legal proceedings against them; an instance of this
• Macedonian: попречување (poprečuvanje) — action of vexing or annoying someone by bringing unjustified legal proceedings against them; an instance of this
• Bulgarian: раздразнение (razdraznenie) — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Czech: otrava — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Finnish: ärtymys — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Finnish: harmitus — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Finnish: keljutus — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Finnish: kenkutus — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• French: contrariété — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Galician: vexación — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Georgian: გაღიზიანება (gaɣizianeba) — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• German: Ärger — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• German: Beunruhigung — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• German: Irritation — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• German: Qual — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• German: Verdruss — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Ancient Greek: ἀγανάκτησις (aganáktēsis) — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Latin: vexātiō — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Macedonian: раздразнување (razdraznuvanje) — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Macedonian: надразнетост (nadraznetost) — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Māori: whanowhanoā — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Portuguese: vexação — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Russian: раздражение (razdraženije) — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Scottish Gaelic: mì-shuaimhneas — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Scottish Gaelic: sàrachadh — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Spanish: vejación — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Swedish: förargelse — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Swedish: förtret — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Tocharian B: krāso — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Ukrainian: роздратува́ння (rozdratuvánnja) — state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; an instance of this — see also annoyance, irritation
• Finnish: ärtymys — state of being mentally distressed or troubled
• Finnish: ahdistus — state of being mentally distressed or troubled
• Macedonian: надразнетост (nadraznetost) — state of being mentally distressed or troubled
• Finnish: ärtyneisyys — state of being physically annoyed or irritated
• Bulgarian: неприятност (neprijatnost) — source of mental distress or trouble — see also affliction, woe
• Finnish: riesa — source of mental distress or trouble — see also affliction, woe
• Irish: crá croí — source of mental distress or trouble — see also affliction, woe
• Macedonian: непријатност (neprijatnost) — source of mental distress or trouble — see also affliction, woe