vexation
part of speech
noun (vexation, vexations; formal or old-fashioned)
meaning for a pupil
1) A feeling of being annoyed, frustrated or worried. tree →
2) Something that annoys you. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means distress, anger or grief. Ecclesiastes uses it for the sadness that comes with wisdom and effort. Interpretation: The tradition reads Ecclesiastes as showing that life without God is empty and full of trouble. In the primary lessons: Mostly in older books and the formal voice: «To her great vexation, the train was late.» In everyday speech people say «annoyance» or «frustration». Adjective: vexed; vexing.
examples
- A fool's vexation is presently known; but a prudent man concealeth shame. (Writings PRO.12.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- For in much wisdom is much vexation; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. (Writings ECC.1.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- Oh that my vexation were but weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances altogether! (Writings JOB.6.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- To his vexation, the last cake was gone. tree →
- She stamped her foot in vexation. tree →
- The broken printer was a daily vexation. tree →
- The king cried out in vexation when the plan failed. tree →
- Losing her keys again caused her great vexation. tree →
- The noisy neighbours were a constant vexation. tree →
- At this accident Jason could not help uttering a cry of vexation. tree →
note
Formal or old-fashioned; plain words: annoyance, irritation. Verb: vex. «A vexed question» means a problem people argue about.
In the corpora
- Mine eye is dimmed because of vexation; it waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.
- A fool's vexation is presently known; but a prudent man concealeth shame.
- A foolish son is vexation to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
- A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
- Oh that my vexation were but weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances altogether!
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «vexation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.