exasperation

exasperation
/ig zas'peuh ray"sheuhn/, n.
1. an act or instance of exasperating; provocation.
2. the state of being exasperated; irritation; extreme annoyance: Her exasperation at being interrupted was understandable.
[1540-50; < L exasperation- (s. of exasperatio) roughness, bitterness. See EXASPERATE, -ION]

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  • Exasperation — Ex*as per*a tion, n. [L. exasperatio: cf. F. exasp[ e]ration.] 1. The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger. [1913 Webster] Extorted from him by the exasperation of his spirits. South. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Exasperation — Exasperation, lat. deutsch, Erbitterung; exasperatio poenae, Strafschärfung …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • exasperation — index provocation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • exaspération — EXASPÉRATION: Constamment à son comble …   Dictionnaire des idées reçues

  • exasperation — 1540s, from L. exasperationem (nom. exasperatio), noun of action from pp. stem of exasperare (see EXASPERATE (Cf. exasperate)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • exasperation — [n] upset, provocation aggravation, anger, annoyance, besetment, bother, botheration, displeasure, exacerbation, fury, ire, irritant, irritation, nuisance, passion, pest, pique, plague, rage, resentment, vexation, wrath; concepts 29,410 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

  • exasperation — [eg zas΄pər ā′shən, igzas΄pər ā′shən] n. an exasperating or being exasperated; great irritation or annoyance …   English World dictionary

  • exasperation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sheer, utter ▪ mild … OF EXASPERATION ▪ hint VERB + EXASPERATION ▪ feel …   Collocations dictionary

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