EXASPERATION Definition & Meaning

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exasperation

[ ig-zas-puh-rey-shuhn ]

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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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First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin ��油��پ�ō��-, stem of ��油��پ�ō “roughness, bitterness”; equivalent to exasperate + -ion

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Here there was exasperation and anger, and the sense that Birmingham's reputation was being dragged down.

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The exhilaration I came to experience entailed a fair amount of exasperation.

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"Senator, I don't want to get into this," she said, to the exasperation of the committee's ranking member, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.

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Listening to his exasperation brought me back to the autumn of 2022.

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He spent much of the loss to Ohio State screaming at the refs or throwing his hands up in exasperation.

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