tormenting vs vexation

tormenting

noun
  • The act by which somebody is tormented. 

adj
  • Involving or causing torment. 

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 tormenting and vexation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )