Vexation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

anger produced by some annoying irritation

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vɛksˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/vɛksˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vɛksˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /vɛksˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

New York traffic is a constant concern
it's a major worry

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

botheration worry annoyance chafe concern annoying headache irritation

Parts of Speech

noun	anger produced by some annoying irritation
noun	the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
noun	something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness “New York traffic is a constant concern”
noun	the act of troubling or annoying someone

Word Forms

irritate	verb	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
vex	verb	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
bother	verb	to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
concern	verb	be on the mind of
worry	verb	be concerned with
annoy	verb	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ärger

Wut, die durch eine lästige Verärgerung hervorgerufen wird

🇪🇸Spanish

vejación

ira producida por alguna irritación molesta

🇮🇹Italian

vessazione

rabbia prodotta da qualche fastidiosa irritazione

🇳🇱Dutch

ergernis

woede veroorzaakt door een vervelende irritatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

irritação

raiva produzida por alguma irritação irritante

🇷🇺Russian

досада

гнев, вызванный каким-то раздражающим раздражением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुब्बार

किसी कष्टप्रद जलन से उत्पन्न क्रोध

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরক্তি

কিছু বিরক্তিকর জ্বালা দ্বারা উত্পাদিত রাগ

🇮🇳Tamil

எரிச்சல்

சில எரிச்சலூட்டும் எரிச்சலால் ஏற்படும் கோபம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వేదన

కొంత బాధించే చికాకు వల్ల కలిగే కోపం

🇮🇳Marathi

संताप

काही त्रासदायक चिडचिडेपणामुळे निर्माण झालेला राग

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્તેજના

કેટલીક હેરાન કરનારી બળતરા દ્વારા ઉત્પન્ન થયેલો ગુસ્સો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿ

ಕೆಲವು ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಯಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಕೋಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഷമം

ചില അലോസരപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന പ്രകോപനം മൂലമുണ്ടാകുന്ന കോപം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ

ਕੁਝ ਤੰਗ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਚਿੜਚਿੜੇਪਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਗੁੱਸਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غصہ

غصہ کچھ پریشان کن جلن سے پیدا ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

烦恼

因某些烦人的刺激而产生的愤怒

🇯🇵Japanese

イライラ

迷惑なイライラによって生じる怒り

🇰🇷Korean

괴로움

짜증나는 자극으로 인해 발생한 분노

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khó chịu

sự tức giận được tạo ra bởi một số kích thích khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

ความรำคาญ

ความโกรธที่เกิดจากการระคายเคืองที่น่ารำคาญบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekesalan

kemarahan yang dihasilkan oleh beberapa iritasi yang mengganggu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkayamot

galit na dulot ng ilang nakakainis na pangangati

🇲🇾Malay

kegusaran

kemarahan yang dihasilkan oleh beberapa kerengsaan yang menjengkelkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الانزعاج

الغضب الناتج عن بعض التهيج المزعج

🇮🇷Persian

ناراحتی

خشم ناشی از برخی تحریکات آزاردهنده

🇹🇷Turkish

can sıkıntısı

sinir bozucu bir tahrişin ürettiği öfke

🇮🇱Hebrew

רוֹגֶז

כעס שנוצר מגירוי מעצבן כלשהו

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