brickbat vs vexation

brickbat

noun
  • A criticism or uncomplimentary remark. 

  • A piece of brick used as a weapon, especially if thrown, or placed in something like a sock and used as a club. 

verb
  • To assail with criticism. 

  • To attack by throwing brickbats. 

vexation

noun
  • The state of being vexed or irritated. 

  • The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating. 

  • Something that vexes or irritates. 

How often have the words brickbat and vexation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )