vexation

The condition of being vexed; annoyance.

A source of irritation or annoyance.

The act of vexing, annoying, troubling, grieving, or distressing; specifically, a harassing under forms of law; a troubling, annoying, or vexing by legal process, as by a malicious suit.

The state of being vexed, irritated, grieved, or distressed; irritation; sorrow; grief; annoyance.

A cause of irritation, annoyance, distress, sorrow, or grief; affliction.