exasperation

See also: exaspération

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

exasperation (countable and uncountable, plural exasperations)

1. The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
   • 1983, Men At Work (lyrics and music), “Overkill”, in Cargo:

     Alone between the sheets / only brings exasperation

2. Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation.

Translations

the act of exasperating

• Finnish: ärtymys (fi), kiihtymys
• French: exaspération (fr) f
• German: Überforderung (de) f, Verzweiflung (de) f, Verbitterung (de) f, Frust (de) m, Frustration (de) f, Verdruss (de) m, Entrüstung (de) f
• Greek: αγανάκτηση (el) f (aganáktisi)

  Ancient: παροργισμός m (parorgismós)

• Hungarian: mérgelődés, morgolódás
• Maori: hēmanawatanga
• Polish: rozdrażnienie (pl) n, irytacja (pl) f, egzasperacja (pl) f (archaic)
• Romanian: exasperare (ro) f
• Russian: раздраже́ние (ru) n (razdražénije), озлобле́ние (ru) n (ozloblénije)
• Serbo-Croatian: pogoršanje (sh) n
• Spanish: exasperación f

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