Definition of exasperation
1 : the state of being exasperated
2 : the act or an instance of exasperating
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Examples of exasperation in a Sentence
They had all experienced the exasperation and frustration of holiday shopping.
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But while there is broad exasperation about the apparently endless wave of elections and referendums, that doesn’t mean that people are disengaging from democracy on the whole.
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Yangervis Solarte swung over the top of an 0-2 slider, and exasperation took over.
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Now, amid all the hand-wringing, anger and exasperation, the crisis is bolstering Brazil’s tradition of gallows humor, fueling a mix of satire and existential resignation.
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First Known Use of exasperation
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playDefinition of exasperation for English Language Learners
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: the state of being very annoyed or upset
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