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frustration vs vexation

vexation vs frustration

frustration and vexation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
frustration Yes No No No
vexation Yes No No No
As nouns, vexation is a hypernym of frustration; that is, vexation is a word with a broader meaning than frustration:
  • frustration: a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized
  • vexation: anger produced by some annoying irritation
Other hypernyms of frustration include annoyance, chafe.
frustration (noun) vexation (noun)
an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts the act of troubling or annoying someone
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized anger produced by some annoying irritation
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
Difference between frustration and vexation

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