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displeasure vs vexation

vexation vs displeasure

displeasure and vexation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
displeasure Yes No No No
vexation Yes No No No
As nouns, vexation is a hypernym of displeasure; that is, vexation is a word with a broader meaning than displeasure:
  • displeasure: the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
  • vexation: anger produced by some annoying irritation
Other hypernyms of displeasure include annoyance, chafe, dissatisfaction.
displeasure (noun) vexation (noun)
the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something the act of troubling or annoying someone
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
anger produced by some annoying irritation
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
Difference between displeasure and vexation

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