Exasperation
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noun.
The act or an instance of exasperating.
noun.
The state of being exasperated; frustrated annoyance.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act of exasperating, or the state of being exasperated; irritation; provocation.
noun.
Increase of violence or malignity; exacerbation, as of a disease.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
noun.
Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The act of exasperating or the state of being
exasperated
; irritation; keen or bitter
anger
.
noun.
Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation;
exacerbation
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
an exasperated feeling of annoyance
noun.
actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
Word Usage
"I heard a joke onthe Freethought Radio podcast that makes me chuckle and throw up my hands in exasperation at the same time."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
annoyance
chafe
vexation
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Alsatian
Americanization
Appalachian
Balkanization
Christianization
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
boredom
chagrin
desperation
disapproval
disbelief
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Ange
aggravation
aggravation
agitation
amplification