different between goad vs vexation
goad
English
Etymology
From Middle English gode, from Old English g?d (“goad”), from Proto-Germanic *gaid? (compare Old Norse gedda (“pike (fish)”), Lombardic gaida (“spear”)), from Proto-Indo-European *??ey- (compare Old Irish gath (“spear”), Sanskrit ??????? (hinvati), ?????? (hinoti, “to urge on, throw”), ???? (heti, “missile, projectile”)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???d/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?o?d/
- Rhymes: -??d
Noun
goad (plural goads)
- A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
- (figuratively) That which goads or incites; a stimulus.
Translations
Verb
goad (third-person singular simple present goads, present participle goading, simple past and past participle goaded)
- To prod with a goad.
- To encourage or stimulate.
- To incite or provoke.
Translations
See also
- goat
Anagrams
- Goda, dago, doga
Scots
Etymology
From Old English god, of Germanic origin.
Noun
goad (plural goads)
- God
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vexation
English
Etymology
From Middle English vexacioun, from Old French vexacion, from Latin vex?ti?; synchronically analyzable as vex +? -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v?k?se???n/
- Hyphenation: vex?a?tion
Noun
vexation (countable and uncountable, plural vexations)
- The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating.
- The state of being vexed or irritated.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 55
- He gave the doctor a look of vexation. He was surprised to see him, and resented the intrusion.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 55
Related terms
- vex
- vexed
- vexing
- vexatious
Translations
Anagrams
- vanoxite
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v?k.sa.sj??/
Noun
vexation f (plural vexations)
- insult
- humiliation
- harassment
Related terms
- vexant
- vexatoire
- vexer
Further reading
- “vexation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Noun
vexation
- Alternative form of vexacioun
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