Vexation

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

2. (n.) The cause of trouble or disquiet; affliction.

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

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