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vexation

/vek-sey-shuhn/US // vɛkˈseɪ ʃən //UK // (vɛkˈseɪʃən) //

烦扰,烦心事,苦恼,烦躁

Related Words

annoyance烦扰,烦心事,烦恼,烦人chagrin懊恼,懊悔,懊丧,懊恼的是bother困扰,麻烦,烦恼,烦扰agitation躁动,扰动,搅拌,搅拌器disquiet忧虑,烦躁不安,焦虑,不安aggravation加重,恶化,烦扰,恼火difficulty困难,难度,难点,困难重重trouble麻烦,麻烦的事,烦恼,困难worry担心,忧虑,担忧,烦恼weariness疲惫,疲惫感,疲倦,疲劳pique赌气,皮克,匹克,比格hassle烦人,烦扰,纠缠不清,纠结discomfiture窘迫感,窘迫,弊端,弊病irritation刺激性,刺激,刺激性的,恼怒harassment骚扰,骚扰行为,烦扰,骚扰事件mortification屈辱,屈辱感,堕落,屈辱的代价

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of vexing.
    • : the state of being vexed; irritation; annoyance: vexation at missing the bus.
    • : something that vexes; a cause of annoyance; nuisance: Rush-hour traffic is a daily vexation.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounirritation
Synonyms
aggravation加重,恶化,烦扰,恼火agitation躁动,扰动,搅拌,搅拌器annoyance烦扰,烦心事,烦恼,烦人bother困扰,麻烦,烦恼,烦扰chagrin懊恼,懊悔,懊丧,懊恼的是disquiet忧虑,烦躁不安,焦虑,不安
nounconcern
Synonyms
difficulty困难,难度,难点,困难重重trouble麻烦,麻烦的事,烦恼,困难worry担心,忧虑,担忧,烦恼
nounannoyance
Synonyms
aggravation加重,恶化,烦扰,恼火agitation躁动,扰动,搅拌,搅拌器chagrin懊恼,懊悔,懊丧,懊恼的是discomfiture窘迫感,窘迫,弊端,弊病harassment骚扰,骚扰行为,烦扰,骚扰事件hassle烦人,烦扰,纠缠不清,纠结irritation刺激性,刺激,刺激性的,恼怒mortification屈辱,屈辱感,堕落,屈辱的代价pique赌气,皮克,匹克,比格weariness疲惫,疲惫感,疲倦,疲劳

Examples

  • He scratched his head in vexation, sat down, and as he did so, saw that his coat hung also upon the chair.

  • He stamped his foot to the ground in vexation, and recurred to his original determination.

  • Garnache need not plague himself with vexation that his rash temper alone had wrought his ruin now.

  • Rabecque swore angrily and bitterly, and his vexation had two entirely separate sources.

  • Mrs. Chester promptly obeyed, surprised by the mingled mirth and vexation expressed by her husband's face.

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