exasperation

[ ig-zas-puh-rey-shuh n ]

/ ɪgˌzæs pəˈreɪ ʃən /

an act or instance of exasperating; provocation.

the state of being exasperated; irritation; extreme annoyance: Her exasperation at being interrupted was understandable.

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1540–50; < Latin exasperātiōn- (stem of exasperātiō) roughness, bitterness. See exasperate, -ion

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Now, the exasperation on both sides is reaching a fever pitch.
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“Oh, screw it,” the photographer says finally in exasperation and leaves.
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Her oldest son, Abdullah, exploded with exasperation as his mother talked.
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“That was George W. Bush, this is Barack Obama” cried one veteran (Paddy Ashdown) in exasperation, but in vain.
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On Sunday a wise old hand who had seen it all expresses a sense of exasperation about the impasse in the Middle East.
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"Presently—immediately—never," Marie replied in exasperation.
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The smooth, regular flow of the pen over the paper roused Katherine to a frenzy of exasperation.
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A wave of exasperation swept over her—he was criticising her.
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He had only a few yards more to go to safety; yes his head—the exasperation of him!
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But it was probably due to her exasperation at the wasted stroke that she let him have it.
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1540s, from Latin exasperationem (nominative exasperatio), noun of action from past participle stem of exasperare (see exasperate).