| 单词 | exasperation |
| 释义 | exasperation (once / 2706 pages) n If you've ever become so frustrated with someone or something that you feel like you're at the end of your rope, you have experienced exasperation. You are fed up! Exasperation goes back to the Latin verb exasperare, meaning “to make rough.” When you are in a state of exasperation, you feel like something annoying you've had to put up with has put you in a rough mood. If you take up golf, you might find it to be a source of relaxation or a source of exasperation. Watching you try to teach your dog to fetch, I'm not sure which is more amusing: his stubbornness or your exasperation. WORD FAMILYexasperation: exasperations+/exasperate: exasperated, exasperates, exasperating, exasperation/exasperated: exasperatedly/exasperating: exasperatingly USAGE EXAMPLES“Both of them told me different stories,” she said in exasperation. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Less than two minutes into the game, Walton’s face wore a now-familiar expression of exasperation because of his team’s sloppiness. Los Angeles Times(Dec 25, 2016) A traditional Republican defense and trade hawk, his exasperation was often on display. The Guardian(Dec 04, 2016) 1n actions that cause great irritation (or even anger) Hypo|Hyper exacerbation violent and bitter exasperation annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation the act of troubling or annoying someone 2n an exasperated feeling of annoyance Syn|Hyper aggravation annoyance, chafe, vexation anger produced by some annoying irritation |
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