exasperation

noun ex·as·per·a·tion \ ig-ˌza-spə-ˈrā-shən \

|Updated on: 14 Jun 2018

Examples: exasperation in a Sentence

Definition of exasperation

1 : the state of being exasperated

2 : the act or an instance of exasperating someone

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Examples of exasperation in a Sentence

They had all experienced the exasperation and frustration of holiday shopping.
add people who use cell phones inconsiderately to the list of daily exasperations

Recent Examples of exasperation from the Web

And on a political level, this particular Freedom Day stirs up a volatile mixture of pride and debasement, hope and exasperation for black South Africans indentured on the farm.

— justin hayford, Chicago Reader, "Mies Julie depicts a postapartheid South Africa still mired in its legacy of colonialism and racism," 6 June 2018
James, with a look of exasperation for the ages, seemed to be pointing in the direction of the basket as the incident played out.

— New York Times, "What Was J.R. Smith Thinking on the Last Play of Regulation?," 1 June 2018
Your exasperation is understandable, and justified, and wasted.

— marcus hayes, Philly.com, "Flyers' Giroux, Voracek, and Simmonds disappeared in playoffs, but they'll return | Marcus Hayes," 23 Apr. 2018
In its 2004 opinion, the Connecticut Supreme Court, twice, with evident exasperation, asked why the Institute had not made the argument that Connecticut state law was more protective of homeowners than federal law.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The West Hartford Edition," 21 May 2018
But what police say a San Antonio father did out of his exasperation landed him in jail this week.

— matthew martinez, star-telegram, "Tired of his son ‘playing video games all day,’ he grabbed a samurai sword, Texas cops say | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 14 Apr. 2018
There was some exasperation, but no anger, no disappointment.

— jim owczarski, Cincinnati.com, "Unbreakable, undrafted Quinton Flowers gets his chance with the Cincinnati Bengals," 11 May 2018
Among Washington's European allies, wariness of the Trump administration has evolved into exasperation bordering on mistrust.

— tim lister, CNN, "The earthquake unleashed by Trump's departure from Iran nuclear deal," 8 May 2018
To those who’ve watched and wondered with exasperation as the Major Taylor story was unjustly ignored—or at least never quite turned the corner—the sudden, rarefied blast of hip exposure feels more than a little unreal.

— todd balf, Outside Online, "Why Haven't You Heard of Marshall "Major" Taylor?," 19 Apr. 2018

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