vexation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
anger produced by some annoying irritation
Types & categories
- anger hypernym
- temper hyponym
- frustration hyponym
- aggravation hyponym
- harassment hyponym
- displeasure hyponym
Sense 2 noun
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
Types & categories
- psychological state hypernym
- bummer hyponym
- huff hyponym
- pinprick hyponym
- impatience hyponym
- snit hyponym
Related & opposite
- devil derivation
- bother derivation
- inconvenience derivation
Sense 3 noun
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
New York traffic is a constant concern
Types & categories
- negative stimulus hypernym
- bugaboo hyponym
- encumbrance hyponym
- business hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
the act of troubling or annoying someone
Types & categories
- mistreatment hypernym
- exasperation hyponym
- red flag hyponym
Related & opposite
- devil derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | anger |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | temper |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | frustration |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | aggravation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | harassment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | displeasure |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | devil |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bother |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inconvenience |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | psychological state |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bummer |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | huff |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pinprick |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | impatience |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | snit |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | vex |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | worry |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | worry |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | interest |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | negative stimulus |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bugaboo |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | encumbrance |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | business |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | devil |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | mistreatment |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | exasperation |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | red flag |