last straw

Noun

Meaning

the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

final straw the straw that broke the camel's back breaking point final cause final nail in the coffin last nail in the coffin nail in the coffin final problem final problem in a series final source of irritation last little burden the final nail in the coffin straw that broke the camel's back the stroke that broke the camel's back the straw that breaks the camel's back
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Antonyms

gleam of hope unexpected luck glimpse of hope flash of hope

Hypernyms

aggravation irritation provocation

Examples

The demolition of the Babri Masjid was the last straw. Naseem (1995) was almost like an epitaph. After the film, I had really nothing to say. I needed to regain my faith and retain my sanity. So I decided to travel around India and document it on a video camera. Saeed Akhtar Mirza

The last straw breaks the camel's back. English Proverb

That's the last straw. English Proverb

It was the last straw that broke the camel's back. English Proverb

Dreyer (2007) noted that the nature of the emperor's words indicated that Zheng He's behaviour in this situation was the last straw, but that there's too little information about what had transpired beforehand. Source: Internet

Finally, the King's adamant refusal to cede to the Cossacks' demand to expand the Cossack Registry was the last straw that prompted the largest and most successful of these: the Khmelnytsky uprising that started in 1648. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

last steam last step last stop seat last stretch last success Last Supper