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vexation
(encz) | vexation,otravování n: Zdeněk Brož |
vexation
(encz) | vexation,trápení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Vexation
(gcide) | Vexation \Vex*a"tion\, n. [L. vexatio: cf. F. vexation.]
1. The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation;
disquiet; trouble; irritation.
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Passions too violent . . . afford us nothing but
vexation and pain. --Sir W.
Temple.
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Those who saw him after a defeat looked in vain for
any trace of vexation. --Macaulay.
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2. The cause of trouble or disquiet; affliction.
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Your children were vexation to your youth. --Shak.
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3. A harassing by process of law; a vexing or troubling, as
by a malicious suit. --Bacon.
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Syn: Chagrin; agitation; mortification; uneasiness; trouble;
grief; sorrow; distress. See Chagrin.
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vexation
(wn) | vexation
n 1: anger produced by some annoying irritation [syn:
annoyance, chafe, vexation]
2: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn:
irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration]
3: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of
unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's
a major worry" [syn: concern, worry, headache,
vexation]
4: the act of troubling or annoying someone [syn: annoyance,
annoying, irritation, vexation] |
VEXATION
(bouvier) | VEXATION. The injury or damage which, is suffered in consequence of the
tricks of another.
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vexation
(encz) | vexation,otravování n: Zdeněk Brožvexation,trápení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Vexation
(gcide) | Vexation \Vex*a"tion\, n. [L. vexatio: cf. F. vexation.]
1. The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation;
disquiet; trouble; irritation.
[1913 Webster]
Passions too violent . . . afford us nothing but
vexation and pain. --Sir W.
Temple.
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Those who saw him after a defeat looked in vain for
any trace of vexation. --Macaulay.
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2. The cause of trouble or disquiet; affliction.
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Your children were vexation to your youth. --Shak.
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3. A harassing by process of law; a vexing or troubling, as
by a malicious suit. --Bacon.
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Syn: Chagrin; agitation; mortification; uneasiness; trouble;
grief; sorrow; distress. See Chagrin.
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vexation
(wn) | vexation
n 1: anger produced by some annoying irritation [syn:
annoyance, chafe, vexation]
2: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn:
irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration]
3: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of
unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's
a major worry" [syn: concern, worry, headache,
vexation]
4: the act of troubling or annoying someone [syn: annoyance,
annoying, irritation, vexation] |
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