EXASPERATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)