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Noun [English]

IPA: /vɛkˈseɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vexation.wav Forms: vexations [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English vexacioun, from Old French vexacion, from Latin vexātiō. By surface analysis, vex + -ation. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|vexacioun}} Middle English vexacioun, {{der|en|fro|vexacion}} Old French vexacion, {{der|en|la|vexātiō}} Latin vexātiō, {{surf|en|vex|-ation}} By surface analysis, vex + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} vexation (countable and uncountable, plural vexations)
  1. The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of annoying, vexing or irritating): ἀχθηδών (akhthēdṓn) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), дразнене (draznene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), otravování [neuter] (Czech), ergernis (Dutch), ärtyminen (Finnish), ärsyttäminen (Finnish), ärsytys (Finnish), tracas [masculine] (French), tracasserie [feminine] (French), vexación [feminine] (Galician), გაღიზიანება (gaɣizianeba) (Georgian), Ärger (German), Störung [feminine] (German), Irritation [feminine] (German), Ärgernis [neuter] (German), Beunruhigung [feminine] (German), Belästigung [feminine] (German), Plage [feminine] (German), vexātiō [feminine] (Latin), vexação [feminine] (Portuguese), vexațiune [feminine] (Romanian), vexare [feminine] (Romanian), sàrachadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), vejación (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-vexation-en-noun-qyFhf31- Disambiguation of 'act of annoying, vexing or irritating': 96 3 1
  2. The state of being vexed or irritated. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Emotions Translations (something that vexes or irritates): неприятност (neprijatnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), crá croí [masculine] (Irish) Translations (state of being vexed or irritated): ἀγανάκτησις (aganáktēsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), раздразнение (razdraznenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), otrava [feminine] (Czech), ärtymys (Finnish), harmitus (Finnish), keljutus (Finnish), kenkutus (Finnish), contrariété [feminine] (French), vexación [feminine] (Galician), გაღიზიანება (gaɣizianeba) (Georgian), Irritation [feminine] (German), Ärger [masculine] (German), Beunruhigung [feminine] (German), Verdruss [masculine] (German), Qual [feminine] (German), vexātiō [feminine] (Latin), whanowhanoā (Maori), vexação [feminine] (Portuguese), раздражение (razdraženije) (Russian), mì-shuaimhneas [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), sàrachadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), vejación [feminine] (Spanish), förargelse (Swedish), förtret (Swedish), krāso (Tocharian B), роздратува́ння (rozdratuvánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-vexation-en-noun-6Y4XA51c Disambiguation of Emotions: 22 77 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 88 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 11 79 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 90 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 74 5 9 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 82 4 6 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 12 71 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 84 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 83 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 86 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 84 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 87 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 10 84 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 10 84 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 87 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 10 84 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 10 84 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 91 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 10 84 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 10 85 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 10 84 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 92 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 10 83 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 90 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 9 85 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 2 97 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 9 86 5 Disambiguation of 'something that vexes or irritates': 22 73 5 Disambiguation of 'state of being vexed or irritated': 2 97 1
  3. The perceived source of someone's vexation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-vexation-en-noun-oxeDbi6O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: vex, vexatious, vexed, vexing

Noun [French]

IPA: /vɛk.sa.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-vexation.wav Forms: vexations [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} vexation f (plural vexations)
  1. insult Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-vexation-fr-noun-ONm6p-t8 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 71 14 14
  2. humiliation Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-vexation-fr-noun-1o41kDry
  3. harassment Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-vexation-fr-noun-SDlMVuOV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: vexant, vexatoire, vexer

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} vexation
  1. Alternative form of vexacioun Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: vexacioun
    Sense id: en-vexation-enm-noun-vxP~En5e Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "something that vexes or irritates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "crá croí"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vexation"
}

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    "French nouns",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "form": "vexations",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "vexant"
    },
    {
      "word": "vexatoire"
    },
    {
      "word": "vexer"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "insult"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "insult",
          "insult"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "humiliation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "humiliation",
          "humiliation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "harassment"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "harassment",
          "harassment"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/vɛk.sa.sjɔ̃/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "vexation"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "vexation",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
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          "word": "vexacioun"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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}

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