Vexation
71mortification — [ mɔrtifikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. ecclés. mortificacio 1 ♦ Privation, souffrance qu on s impose dans l intention de racheter ses péchés, de se préserver de la tentation. Mortification de sa chair, de sa volonté. Faire qqch. par mortification.… …
72bother — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nuisance, annoyance; trouble; perplexity, worry. v. t. irritate, pester, worry. See pain, adversity, discontent. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Trouble or worry] Syn. vexation, fuss, inconvenience, anxiety;… …
73nuisance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pest, annoyance, irritation, bore, bother. See evil. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A bother] Syn. annoyance, vexation, bore; see trouble 2 . 2. [An offense against the public] Syn. breach, infraction,… …
74aggravation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Intensification] Syn. heightening, worsening, exacerbation, intensification, sharpening, inflammation, deepening, strengthening, exaggeration, magnification. 2. [A cause of aggravation] Syn. worry, affliction, irritant,… …
75Anger — An ger (a[ng] g[ e]r), n. [OE. anger, angre, affliction, anger, fr. Icel. angr affliction, sorrow; akin to Dan. anger regret, Swed. [*a]nger regret, AS. ange oppressed, sad, L. angor a strangling, anguish, angere to strangle, Gr. a gchein to… …
76Fretful — Fret ful, a. [See 2d {Fret}.] Disposed to fret; ill humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper. {Fret ful*ly}, adv. {Fret ful*ness}, n. Syn: Peevish; ill humored; ill natured; irritable; waspish; captious; petulant;… …
77Fretfully — Fretful Fret ful, a. [See 2d {Fret}.] Disposed to fret; ill humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper. {Fret ful*ly}, adv. {Fret ful*ness}, n. Syn: Peevish; ill humored; ill natured; irritable; waspish; captious;… …
78Fretfulness — Fretful Fret ful, a. [See 2d {Fret}.] Disposed to fret; ill humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper. {Fret ful*ly}, adv. {Fret ful*ness}, n. Syn: Peevish; ill humored; ill natured; irritable; waspish; captious;… …
79Mischief — Mis chief (m[i^]s ch[i^]f), n. [OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief; pref. mes (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See {Minus}, and {Chief}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or vexation caused …
80Pique — Pique, n. [F., fr. piquer. See {Pike}.] 1. A feeling of hurt, vexation, or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; irritation of the feelings, as through wounded pride; stinging vexation. [1913 Webster] Men take up piques and… …
