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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
exasperation
    n 1: an exasperated feeling of annoyance [syn: aggravation,
         exasperation]
    2: actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Exasperation \Ex*as`per*a"tion\, n. [L. exasperatio: cf. F.
   exasp['e]ration.]
   1. The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated;
      irritation; keen or bitter anger.
      [1913 Webster]

            Extorted from him by the exasperation of his
            spirits.                              --South.
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   2. Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation;
      exacerbation. "Exasperation of the fits." --Sir H. Wotton.
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Thesaurus Results for Exasperation:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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