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exasperation - 3 dictionary results

ex⋅as⋅per⋅a⋅tion

[ig-zas-puh-rey-shuhn]
–noun
1. an act or instance of exasperating; provocation.
2. the state of being exasperated; irritation; extreme annoyance: Her exasperation at being interrupted was understandable.

Origin:
1540–50; < L exasperātiōn- (s. of exasperātiō) roughness, bitterness. See exasperate, -ion
ex·as·per·a·tion   (ĭg-zās'pə-rā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act or an instance of exasperating.
  2. The state of being exasperated; frustrated annoyance.

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.

Extorted from him by the exasperation of his spirits. --South.

2. Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation. "Exasperation of the fits." --Sir H. Wotton.
Language Translation for : exasperation
Spanish: exasperación,
German: die Verärgerung,
Japanese: 激怒
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