Vexation: alternatives and connections

The act of aggravating, or making worse; -- used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional t…

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Alt. of Bugbear

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An idle, worthless fellow, who is without any visible means of support; a dissipated sponger.

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That which is borne or carried; a load.

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That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or…

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The feeling of one who is displeased; irritation or uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by anything that counteracts desire or command, or which oppos…

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That which encumbers; a burden which impedes action, or renders it difficult and laborious; a clog; an impediment. See Incumbrance.

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The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.

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The act of frustrating; disappointment; defeat; as, the frustration of one's designs

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The act of harassing, or state of being harassed; worry; annoyance; anxiety.

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To swell; to enlarge; to puff up; as, huffed up with air.

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The quality of being impatient; want of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for change, or for something expected; restless…

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A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; hindrance; check.

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The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of being irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue and uncomfortable kind; especially,…

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A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight; as, a heavy load.

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A petty falling out; a tiff; a quarrel; offense.

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A burden; an obligation.

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A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, -- used as a dress goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc.

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To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to…

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An engine for casting stones.

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Trouble; vexation; also, physical pain or smart of a sore, etc.

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The bile; -- formerly supposed to be the seat and cause of irascibility.

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Anger; wrath.

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Wrong treatment.

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A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.

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A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.

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The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind.

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The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind.

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To to/s back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.

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To to/s back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.

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To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.

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To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.

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The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed; molestation; vexation; annoy.

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of Annoy

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The act of bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of trouble; perplexity; annoyance; vexation.

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To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.

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To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

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Pain in the head; cephalalgia.

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The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of being irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue and uncomfortable kind; especially,…

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To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.

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