vexation

The condition of being vexed; annoyance.

A source of irritation or annoyance.

The act of vexing, annoying, troubling, grieving, or distressing; specifically, a harassing under forms of law; a troubling, annoying, or vexing by legal process, as by a malicious suit.

The state of being vexed, irritated, grieved, or distressed; irritation; sorrow; grief; annoyance.

A cause of irritation, annoyance, distress, sorrow, or grief; affliction.

Synonyms Anger, Vexation, Indignation, etc. (see anger), Chagrin, etc. (see mortification); trouble, exasperation, chagrin, petulance.

The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation.

The cause of trouble or disquiet; affliction.

A harassing by process of law; a vexing or troubling, as by a malicious suit.

The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating.