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countable and uncountable, plural vexations
The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating. examples
The state of being vexed or irritated. quotations examples
All was safe and prosperous; and as the removal of one solicitude generally makes way for another, Emma, being now certain of her ball, began to adopt as the next vexation Mr. Knightley’s provoking indifference about it.
1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 12
He gave the doctor a look of vexation. He was surprised to see him, and resented the intrusion.
1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 55”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […]
Someone or Something that vexes or irritates. quotations examples
She did harass Helen to give me up; but, after all, poor woman, I believe I have been a great vexation to her, and I cannot help being sorry for her.
1854, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Heartsease; or, The Brother's Wife