vexation
- n anger produced by some annoying irritation
- n the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
- n something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
- n the act of troubling or annoying someone
- After enough vexation, "people throw up their hands and just say they'll start their own," says Marc Freedman, founder of Civic Ventures, which helps retirees find rewarding work .
- During the acceptance speech, musical director Bill Conti seemed to be indicating the vexation of a minority in the room when he brought up the orchestra volume before Haggis could .
- Ah, but this young Sprinfieldianite has staying power: staying in the fourth grade, to the endless vexation of his teacher and his principal; staying glued to the living-room tube .