exasperation

Noun

Meaning

The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.

Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

aggravation fury pique dudgeon offense anger passion grief rage resentment frustration discontent harassment outrage dissatisfaction
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Antonyms

bliss glee rapture content hope pleasure
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Hypernyms

irritation annoying annoyance chafe vexation

Hyponyms

exacerbation

Anagrams

xenoparasite

Examples

In World War II the hostility and the exasperation resulting from the statification of the economy and the strain of the war have been directed as much against the government as against private capital. C. L. R. James

Powell repressed the wave of exasperation that rose up in him. It was not exasperation with Chooka. It was anger for the relentless force of evolution that insisted on endowing man with increased powers without removing the vestigial vices that prevented him from using them. Alfred Bester

Jace shook his blond head in exasperation. "You had to make a crazy jail friend, didn't you? You couldn't just count ceiling tiles or tame a pet mouse like normal prisoners do? Cassandra Clare

Exhaustion and exasperation are frequently the handmaidens of legislative decision. Barber Conable

I turned to Annabeth and shook my head in exasperation. "Always Hercules. What is it with Hercules?” Annabeth shrugged. "He had a great publicist. Rick Riordan

Trust is the mother of exasperation. French Proverb

Close letter words and terms

exasperater exasperating exasperatingly exasperative exasperator exaspidean