different between vexation vs excitation

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)

1. The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating.
2. 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.

Related terms

• vex
• vexed
• vexing
• vexatious

Translations

Anagrams

• vanoxite

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?k.sa.sj??/

Noun

vexation f (plural vexations)

1. insult
2. humiliation
3. 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

1. Alternative form of vexacioun

English

Etymology

From Old French excitation, from Latin excitatio.Morphologically excite +? -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ksa??te???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

excitation (countable and uncountable, plural excitations)

1. The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.

1. The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced.
2. (physiology) The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation
3. (physics) A transition of a nucleus, atom or molecule to an excited state by the absorption of a quantum of energy; the opposite of relaxation

Derived terms

• excitation energy
• excitation function

Translations

Anagrams

• intoxicate

French

Pronunciation

Noun

excitation f (plural excitations)

1. excitement

Further reading

• “excitation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).