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# vexation

«vexation» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A feeling of being annoyed, frustrated or worried** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (vexation, vexations; formal or old-fashioned)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A feeling of being annoyed, frustrated or worried. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vexation/#m1)

2) Something that annoys you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vexation/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means distress, anger or grief. Ecclesiastes uses it for the sadness that comes with wisdom and effort. Interpretation: The tradition reads Ecclesiastes as showing that life without God is empty and full of trouble. In the primary lessons: Mostly in older books and the formal voice: «To her great vexation, the train was late.» In everyday speech people say «annoyance» or «frustration». Adjective: vexed; vexing.

### examples

- A fool's vexation is presently known; but a prudent man concealeth shame. (Writings PRO.12.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vexation/#x1)
- For in much wisdom is much vexation; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. (Writings ECC.1.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vexation/#x2)
- Oh that my vexation were but weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances altogether! (Writings JOB.6.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vexation/#x3)
- To his vexation, the last cake was gone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vexation/#x4)
- She stamped her foot in vexation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vexation/#x5)
- The broken printer was a daily vexation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vexation/#x6)
- The king cried out in vexation when the plan failed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vexation/#x7)
- Losing her keys again caused her great vexation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vexation/#x8)
- The noisy neighbours were a constant vexation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vexation/#x9)
- At this accident Jason could not help uttering a cry of vexation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vexation/#x10)

### note

Formal or old-fashioned; plain words: annoyance, irritation. Verb: vex. «A vexed question» means a problem people argue about.

### In the corpora

- [Mine eye is dimmed because of vexation; it waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.62/)
- [A fool's vexation is presently known; but a prudent man concealeth shame.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.337/)
- [A foolish son is vexation to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.501/)
- [A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.780/)
- [Oh that my vexation were but weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances altogether!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.119/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «vexation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vexation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.