Vexation

Vex*a"tion (?), n. [L. vexatio: cf. F. vexation.] 1. The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation.

Passions too violent . . . afford us nothing but vexation and pain.

Those who saw him after a defeat looked in vain for any trace of vexation.

2. The cause of trouble or disquiet; affliction.

Your children were vexation to your youth.

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

Syn. -- Chagrin; agitation; mortification; uneasiness; trouble; grief; sorrow; distress. See Chagrin.