exasperation
noun
ex·as·per·a·tion
ig-ˌza-spə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: the state of being exasperated
2
: the act or an instance of exasperating someone
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They had all experienced the exasperation and frustration of holiday shopping.
add people who use cell phones inconsiderately to the list of daily exasperations
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The flowery language can be eye-roll-inducing, but settling into exasperation misses something essential about the value of knowing where our food comes from.
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Sam Corbin, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
The car is filled with tension, with Basel’s frustration and Yuval’s exasperation.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
But only Pereira and those inside the club will have a clear idea of the extent to which that version of the player has already been lost to them or whether he can be coaxed back to his best following the frustration and exasperation that took hold at Chelsea.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
And the exasperation goes from imaginary frustration to real annoyance.
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Sam Corbin, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
The car is filled with tension, with Basel’s frustration and Yuval’s exasperation.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
But only Pereira and those inside the club will have a clear idea of the extent to which that version of the player has already been lost to them or whether he can be coaxed back to his best following the frustration and exasperation that took hold at Chelsea.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
And the exasperation goes from imaginary frustration to real annoyance.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for exasperation
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“Exasperation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exasperation. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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exasperation
noun
ex·as·per·a·tion
ig-ˌzas-pə-ˈrā-shən
1
: extreme annoyance : anger
2
: a source of annoyance
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