English → Latin
“vexation” in Latin
indignātiōdispleasure, indignation, disdainstomachusgullet, alimentary canal; stomach; taste or distaste (depending on context)īraire, anger, wrathdolorpain, ache, hurt; anguish, grief, sorrow; indignation, resentment, anger, fury, vengeanceoffēnsiōoffense, offence; accident, misfortune, mishapindignātĭuncŭlaslight indignationindignābundusindignant, enraged, furiousstomachōsuswrathful, angry; grumpy
The English word vexation itself goes back to Latin vexō, through vexātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
vexation
aegritudo animi (general term, a disturbed state of mind): indignatio, stomachus (displeasure, indignation): ira (anger): dolor (secret vexation, Vid: Herzog, Caes., B.G., 5, 4; all these of the vexation, which one feels): offensio (vexation inflicted): slight vexation, indignatiuncula: animi offensiuncula: full of vexation, indignabundus: stomachosus (adverb, stomachose): to my great vexation, non sine aliquo meo stomacho: to the great vexation of persons, magna cum offensione hominum: to cause or occasion vexation [Vid: To VEX]: to feel vexation [Vid: “to be vexed,” under To VEX]: to be ready to burst with vexation, dirumpi; at anything, aliqua re.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for vexation?
- The usual Latin words for “vexation” are indignātiō, stomachus, īra; also dolor, offēnsiō, indignātĭuncŭla. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.