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prodding

English

Verb

prodding

  1. present participle of prod

Noun

prodding (plural proddings)

  1. The act of giving a prod.
    • 1922, E. E. Cummings, The Enormous Room
      perfunctory proddings and pokings

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vexation

English

Etymology

From Middle English vexacioun, from Old French vexacion, from Latin vex?ti?; synchronically analyzable as vex +? -ation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /v?k?se???n/
  • Hyphenation: vex?a?tion

Noun

vexation (countable and uncountable, plural vexations)

  1. The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating.
  2. The state of being vexed or irritated.
    • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 55
      He gave the doctor a look of vexation. He was surprised to see him, and resented the intrusion.

Related terms

  • vex
  • vexed
  • vexing
  • vexatious

Translations

Anagrams

  • vanoxite

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /v?k.sa.sj??/

Noun

vexation f (plural vexations)

  1. insult
  2. humiliation
  3. harassment

Related terms

  • vexant
  • vexatoire
  • vexer

Further reading

  • “vexation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle English

Noun

vexation

  1. Alternative form of vexacioun

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