exasperation

/ig'zɑ:spə'reiʃn /

Thân thiện

She sighed with exasperation as the tangled knot refused to come loose.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance: The state of being extremely frustrated, annoyed, or angered by a persistent or worsening situation.
   • The act of exasperating: The action of causing someone to feel this intense irritation or of making a situation more severe.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Feeling):
• Noun (Action):

Advanced Usage

• "To one's exasperation": Used to describe something that causes someone to feel exasperated.
• "A cry/groan/sigh of exasperation": A common collocation describing the vocal or physical expression of the feeling.

Variants and Related Words

• Exasperate (verb): To irritate or provoke to a high degree; to make more serious or severe.
• Exasperated (adjective): Feeling or showing intense irritation.
• Exasperating (adjective): Causing intense irritation.

Synonyms

• Annoyance: The feeling of being slightly angry or impatient.
• Frustration: The feeling of being upset or annoyed due to inability to change or achieve something.
• Irritation: The state of feeling annoyed, impatient, or slightly angry.
• Aggravation (informal): The state of being made worse or more severe; annoyance.

Antonyms

• Pleasure: A feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment.
• Delight: Great pleasure.
• Calm: The state of being peaceful and untroubled.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• At the end of one's rope/tether: A state of being completely out of patience or resources, often linked to feelings of exasperation.
• To try someone's patience: To cause someone to become annoyed or exasperated.

Học thuật

Noun

1. actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
2. an exasperated feeling of annoyance

Từ đồng nghĩa

• aggravation