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exasperation

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ex⋅as⋅per⋅a⋅tion

  [ig-zas-puh-rey-shuhn]
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–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
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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.

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