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vexation vs encumbrance

encumbrance vs vexation

vexation and encumbrance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vexation Yes No No No
encumbrance Yes No No No
As nouns, encumbrance is a hyponym of vexation; that is, encumbrance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vexation:
  • vexation: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
  • encumbrance: an onerous or difficult concern
Other hyponyms of vexation include bugaboo, burden, incumbrance, load, onus, business.
vexation (noun) encumbrance (noun)
the act of troubling or annoying someone any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness an onerous or difficult concern
anger produced by some annoying irritation a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
Difference between vexation and encumbrance

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