Antonyms for vexation

Grammar : Noun

Spell : vek-sey-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : vɛkˈseɪ ʃən

Definition of vexation

Origin : c.1400, from Old French vexation or directly from Latin vexationem (nominative vexatio) "agitation," noun of action from past participle stem of vexare (see vex).

noun irritation
noun concern
noun annoyance

Example sentences :

Silence was painful to me, and reply only accumulated difficulty and vexation.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

"I believe the Evil One is in the box," said he, with some vexation.
Extract from : « Other Tales and Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

At this accident Jason could not help uttering a cry of vexation.
Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The man must have been a detestable hypocrite, I think, had he not shown his vexation.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

The plural vexed Temple, and he told himself how unreasonable the vexation was.
Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

He raised his arms to heaven, he was stifling with envy and vexation.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

But seriously, my dear L——, I am not sorry that you are in a course of vexation.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

She threw aside the letter with a gesture of vexation, and opened the next.
Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters

I felt almost maddened with this disappointment and vexation.
Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

"We shall have to pass the night here," he said, vexation in his tone.
Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov

Synonyms for vexation

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