choler vs vexation

vexation vs choler

choler and vexation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
choler	Yes	No	No	No
vexation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, vexation is a hyponym of choler; that is, vexation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than choler:

choler: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
vexation: anger produced by some annoying irritation

Other hyponyms of choler include fury, madness, rage, enragement, infuriation, offence, offense, umbrage, indignation, outrage, huffiness, dander, hackles, bad temper, ill temper, annoyance, chafe.

choler (noun)	vexation (noun)
a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger	the act of troubling or annoying someone
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance	something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
an irritable petulant feeling	anger produced by some annoying irritation
	the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

Difference between choler and vexation

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