vekˈsāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English vexacioun, from Middle French vexation, from Latin vexation-, vexatio shaking, agitation, annoyance, from vexatus (past participle of vexare ) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the quality or state of being vexed : irritation
have found continual vexation in my work
2. : the act of harassing or vexing : troubling ; especially : harassment by process of law
3. : a cause of trouble or disquiet : affliction
your children were vexation to your youth — Shakespeare