WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•as•per•a•tion
(ig zas′pə rā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- an act or instance of exasperating;
provocation. - the state of being exasperated;
irritation;
extreme annoyance:Her exasperation at being interrupted was understandable.
- Latin exasperātiōn- (stem of exasperātiō) roughness, bitterness. See exasperate, -ion
- 1540–50
'exasperation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Judas Priest
- Sam Hill
- aggravation
- already
- anger
- dance
- enough
- gall
- hand
- heaven
- honestly
- indignation
- re-ally
- sheesh