VEXATION

Vex‐a″tion (?), n. [[L. vexatio: cf. F. vexation.]] 1. 1. The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation.
Passions too violent . . . afford us nothing but vexation and pain. Sir W. Temple. Those who saw him after a defeat looked in vain for any trace of vexation. Macaulay. 2. 2. The cause of trouble or disquiet; affliction.
Your children were vexation to your youth. Shak. 3. 3. A harassing by process of law; a vexing or troubling, as by a malicious suit. Bacon.
Syn. — Chagrin; agitation; mortification; uneasiness; trouble; grief; sorrow; distress. See Chagrin.