vexation
noun /vekˈseɪʃn/
/vekˈseɪʃn/
(old-fashioned or formal)- [uncountable] the state of feeling upset or annoyed
烦恼;恼火;伤脑筋;心烦意乱 - She sat down and cried in vexation.
她坐下来,懊恼地哭了。
- She sat down and cried in vexation.
- [countable] a thing that upsets or annoys you
令人心烦(或恼火)的事
词源late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vexatio(n-), from vexare ‘shake, disturb’.