Friday, September 26, 2008

VEXATION

annoyance

irritation

anger produced by some annoying irritation
SYN - annoyance, chage

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
SYN - botheration

something or someone that causes anxiety
SYN - concern, headache, worry

the act of troubling or annoying someone

"because of her stolid manner towards him she had become a vexation in his life."

"the music of the video game being played in the other room had become an impossible-to-overcome vexation."

"He had been stuck in this vexation for quite sometime and he was willing to do anything to get out of it."

"It was similar to the vexation of having a song stuck in your head."

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