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EXASPERATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("exasperation" is a kind of...):
annoyance; annoying; irritation; vexation (the act of troubling or annoying someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exasperation"):
exacerbation (violent and bitter exasperation)
Derivation:
exasperate (make furious)
exasperate (exasperate or irritate)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An exasperated feeling of annoyance
Synonyms:
aggravation; exasperation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("exasperation" is a kind of...):
annoyance; chafe; vexation (anger produced by some annoying irritation)
Derivation:
exasperate (make furious)
exasperate (exasperate or irritate)
