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单词 exasperation
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Definition of exasperation in English:

exasperation

noun ɛɡˌzɑːspəˈreɪʃ(ə)nɪɡˌzɑːspəˈreɪʃ(ə)nɪɡˌzæspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.

    she rolled her eyes in exasperation
    Example sentencesExamples
    • said the steward who, with exasperation, surveyed the teenager who was wearing full cricket gear.
    • Terel stopped in his tracks and turned to her, agitated exasperation on his face.
    • The exasperation disappears from their voices as they deal with customers.
    • No opportunity for zaniness is knowingly passed up, to the exasperation of the long-suffering staff.
    • He smiled patiently, betraying only a small hint of exasperation.
    • The exasperation, while he seeks to put a lid on it, spills forth.
    • And to top it all off, there are aphorisms, rubrics, musings, meditations, exhalations, exasperations.
    • In fact he smiled on quite a few occasions, though probably more out of exasperation than anything else.
    • Such exasperation may have led to posters being stolen and vandalised but there could be another reason.
    • Now instead of the anger and exasperation, an emotion more like dread clouded his mind.
    • I sighed in exasperation as I realised Evaline hadn't even started on dinner yet.
    • His mood ranged from nervousness and exasperation to contempt and defiance even anger.
    • Considering he and Stimac put 16 hours a day into the place, his exasperation is justified.
    • My response to these complaints is a slight feeling of exasperation.
    • My feeling was more of exasperation at this point because I knew what we had gotten ourselves into.
    • My own daily dose of exasperation and humiliation comes courtesy of Bandit, a three-year-old Dalmatian.
    • Spear's face was full of exasperation and worry, as he shoved his way through the crowd.
    • Who do you know in your life who is a source of pain, annoyance or exasperation?
    • They have been torturing each other for decades, giving vent to shouts and exasperations, though at night they sleep in adjoining double beds.
    • But there was a tangible atmosphere of exasperation towards the week's end.
    Synonyms
    irritation, annoyance, chagrin, vexation, anger, fury, rage, wrath, spleen, ill humour, crossness, tetchiness, testiness, pique, indignation, resentment, disgruntlement, disgust, discontent, displeasure
    informal aggravation, crabbiness
    British informal stroppiness
    literary ire, choler, bile
 
 

Definition of exasperation in US English:

exasperation

nounɪɡˌzæspəˈreɪʃ(ə)niɡˌzaspəˈrāSH(ə)n
  • A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.

    she rolled her eyes in exasperation
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I sighed in exasperation as I realised Evaline hadn't even started on dinner yet.
    • My own daily dose of exasperation and humiliation comes courtesy of Bandit, a three-year-old Dalmatian.
    • Now instead of the anger and exasperation, an emotion more like dread clouded his mind.
    • Spear's face was full of exasperation and worry, as he shoved his way through the crowd.
    • Terel stopped in his tracks and turned to her, agitated exasperation on his face.
    • They have been torturing each other for decades, giving vent to shouts and exasperations, though at night they sleep in adjoining double beds.
    • The exasperation disappears from their voices as they deal with customers.
    • My feeling was more of exasperation at this point because I knew what we had gotten ourselves into.
    • Who do you know in your life who is a source of pain, annoyance or exasperation?
    • His mood ranged from nervousness and exasperation to contempt and defiance even anger.
    • He smiled patiently, betraying only a small hint of exasperation.
    • And to top it all off, there are aphorisms, rubrics, musings, meditations, exhalations, exasperations.
    • said the steward who, with exasperation, surveyed the teenager who was wearing full cricket gear.
    • My response to these complaints is a slight feeling of exasperation.
    • But there was a tangible atmosphere of exasperation towards the week's end.
    • Such exasperation may have led to posters being stolen and vandalised but there could be another reason.
    • Considering he and Stimac put 16 hours a day into the place, his exasperation is justified.
    • The exasperation, while he seeks to put a lid on it, spills forth.
    • In fact he smiled on quite a few occasions, though probably more out of exasperation than anything else.
    • No opportunity for zaniness is knowingly passed up, to the exasperation of the long-suffering staff.
    Synonyms
    irritation, annoyance, chagrin, vexation, anger, fury, rage, wrath, spleen, ill humour, crossness, tetchiness, testiness, pique, indignation, resentment, disgruntlement, disgust, discontent, displeasure
 
 
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