vexation
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McMurtry’s stark assessment grew in part from a vexation that, despite his lifelong project to demythologize the cowboy, the ultimate American icon, his most celebrated book had the inverse effect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
"You might be feeling a familiar vexation at the sight of these two formerly innocuous numerals," Dictionary.com said, addressing parents as it announced the winner this week.
From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025
He can’t tell if Romy’s vexation is genuine or just another part of their game, and tries to figure it out with a command.
From Salon • Dec. 30, 2024
“I’m begging you, Michael, I’m begging you, try to make believe this is not just madness, because this is not just madness,” the voice pleads, pitch modulating and then oscillating through steadiness to vexation.
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2023
“I hope not that.—It is not likely. No, Mr. Knightley, do not foretell vexation from that quarter.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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