̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin exasperation-, exasperatio, from Latin exasperatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the state of being exasperated : marked irritation or annoyance
threw the book down in exasperation
it should be real anger, and not merely the exasperation that comes of fretted nerves or facile emotion — F.A.Swinnerton
sometimes : violent or bitter anger : rage
2. : an act or source of exasperating : a cause of irritation
the petty exasperations of daily life