What does exasperation mean?
Definitions for exasperation
ɪgˌzæs pəˈreɪ ʃənex·as·per·a·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
aggravation, exasperationnoun
an exasperated feeling of annoyance
exasperationnoun
actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
Wiktionary
exasperationnoun
The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
exasperationnoun
Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Exasperationnoun
Etymology: from exasperate.
My going to demand justice upon the five members, my enemies loaded with all the obloquies and exasperations they could. Charles I .
Their ill usage and exasperations of him, and his zeal for maintaining his argument, disposed him to take liberty. John Woodward.
Wikipedia
exasperation
Annoyance is an unpleasant mental state that is characterized by irritation and distraction from one's conscious thinking. It can lead to emotions such as frustration and anger. The property of being easily annoyed is called irritability.
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exasperation
Exasperation is a feeling of intense irritation, annoyance, or frustration. It is usually a result of a prolonged situation or repeated events that one finds overly challenging, difficult to deal with, or even infuriating.
Webster Dictionary
Exasperationnoun
the act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger
Exasperationnoun
increase of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation
Etymology: [L. exasperatio: cf. F. exaspration.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of exasperation in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of exasperation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of exasperation in a Sentence
Bruce just isn't a man with a double life, but a character shaped with love and exasperation, recrimination and guilt by Alison's recollection of him.
Exhaustion and exasperation are frequently the handmaidens of legislative decision.
It was not exactly a surprise, as we know bigotry of this kind persists, so much as exasperation that it would prove such a waste of state resources.
It is striking that the mood of the country has such a dark streak to it, i don’t know that it is anger, though; more like a deep exasperation with politics and political processes that seem disconnected from the problems of most Americans.
I share the exasperation of the Australian public at what appears to be someone who's been having a lend of us, for many years.
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