exasperation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: exasperation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for exasperation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exasperation n an exasperated feeling of annoyance [syn: aggravation, exasperation] actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exasperation \Exas`pera"tion\, n. [L. exasperatio: cf. F. exasp[82]ration.] 1. The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger. Extorted from him by the exasperation of his spirits. --South. 2. Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation. [bd]Exasperation of the fits.[b8] --Sir H. Wotton.