different between vexing vs vexation
vexing
English
Etymology
From Middle English vexynge (“harassment”); equivalent to vex +? -ing.
Verb
vexing
- present participle of vex
Noun
vexing (plural vexings)
- vexation
- 2002, Harold Bloom, American Women Poets, 1650-1950
- Many unkindnesses as well as (one feels) many liberties and general vexings, were required to move her to this.
- 2002, Harold Bloom, American Women Poets, 1650-1950
Middle English
Noun
vexing
- Alternative form of vexynge
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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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