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Definitions: Exasperation |
ExasperationNoun1. An exasperated feeling of annoyance. 2. Actions that cause great irritation (or even anger). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "exasperation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Synonym: ExasperationSynonym: aggravation (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Aggravation | Noun: aggravation, worsening, heightening; exacerbation; exasperation; overestimation; exaggeration. |
Resentment | Noun: resentment, displeasure, animosity, anger, wrath, indignation; exasperation, bitter resentment, wrathful indignation. |
Violence | Severity; ferocity, rage, fury; exacerbation, exasperation, malignity; fit, paroxysm; orgasm, climax, aphrodisia; force, brute force; outrage; coup de main; strain, shock, shog; spasm, convulsion, throe; hysterics, passion; (state of excitability). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Exasperation |
| English words defined with "exasperation": exacerbation ♦ Incensement ♦ mute ♦ tongueless ♦ unspoken, unthreatening ♦ well-meaning, wordless. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Lyrics | Only brings exasperation (Overkill; performing artist: Men At Work) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | A circumstance, which we must mention, had aggravated his exasperation still more. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Exasperation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Exasperation" is used about 306 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 306 | 16,534 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "exasperation": mock-exasperation. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
anticipation charles exasperation russell | 5 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "exasperation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | zemërim (anger, bitterness, chafe, conniption, Dander, dudgeon, effervescence, effervescency, excitement, huff, impatience, indignation, ire, Paddy, paddywhack, passion, petulance, rage, rasp, spite, wax, wrath), tërbim (experience, furor, fury, hydrophobia, ire, lyssa, madness, rabies, rage, ragging, rampage, rampancy, rave, wrath), pezmatim (Dander, inflammation, irritation, rasp), nervozim (fluster), irritim (frustration, verjuice, vexation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | حنق (anger, enrage, foam, frenzy, fury, infuriate, ire, irritation, look savage, rage, resent, wrath), غضب (aggravate, anger, annoy, be angry, be irritated, chafe, crab, dander, displease, embitter, enrage, exasperate, fire, flounce, fret, fume, gall, get on his nerves, get smb.'s goat, go mad, grumpiness, harrow, heat, incense, indignation, inflame, infuriate, irascibility, ire, irritate, irritation, itch, jitter, lose one's shirt, mad, madden, miff, nettle, offend, outcry, outrage, peeve, pet, pique, pout, provoke, rage, resentment, rile, rough, ruffle, seethe, soreness, sour, spite, spleen, twit, vex), سخط (disaffection, discontent, flounce, grumpiness, indignation, irritation, malcontent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | раздразнение (aggravation, annoyance, chagrin, fret, gall, heat, irritation, peeve, rasp, snit, soreness, vexation, warmth), гняв (anger, dudgeon, furor, heat, ire, monkey, rage, wax, wrath), влошаване (aggravation, decay, decline, depravation, deterioration, reversal, vitiation), вбесяване, изостряне (exacerbation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | rozèilení (anger, excitement, flurry, getting the nerves), podráždìní (excitation, irritation, stimulation), pobouření (indignant, indignation, stir). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | äkäisyys (anger, fierceness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | exaspération. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Erbitterung (bitterness, exacerbation, fierceness, rage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εξόργιση. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | "תמרמרות (dudgeon, embitterment, grievance, grouch, grouchiness, resentment), רו'ז (angry, dudgeon, flounce, huff, irate, sour, vexation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | súlyosbodás (aggravation, heightening), elkeseredés (aggravation), felingerlés, felbosszantás (aggravation), felbőszítés, elkeserítés (aggravation, exacerbation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | kejengkelan (tantrum). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | esasperazione (aggravation, irritation), peggioramento (aggravation, worsening), aggravamento (aggravation, worsening). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 激' (indignation, rage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ふ"ぬ (anger, indignation, rage, resentment), ふ"ど (anger, indignation, poor or filthy earth, rage, resentment), "うし" (57th of the sexagenary cycle, accelerated, acceleration, backward, constancy, correspondence, developing, exasperated, favorite courtier, filial devotion, innovation, labia, lips, march, meritorious retainer, one's junior, parade, red lips, renewal, renovation, rise, rising, spiritism, spiritualism, steadiness, telecommunications, update), 'きど (indignation, rage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | ferg (anger, bad temper, ferocity, gust of anger, heat, passion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | exasperationay exasperador (aggravating, provocative, provoking), exasperação (due, irritative), irritação (aggravation, anger, chafe, exact, fret, inflammation, irritancy, irritation, pique, provocation, resentment, spunk). (various references) exasperare (aggravation), intensificare (enhancement, exaggeration, exaltation, intensification, intension, swell), agravare (aggravating, aggravation). (various references) усиление (aggrandizement, amplification, intensification, magnification, reinforcement, strengthening), раздражение (annoyance, fret, galling, inflammation, irritation, petulance, pique, provocation, rasp, ruffle, senitization, vexation). (various references) ogorčenje (indignation). (various references) exasperación. (various references) ursinne (frenzy, furiosity, fury, madness, rage, wildness), förbittring (bitterness, fury, rage, resentment). (various references) ความฉุนเฉียว. (various references) hiddet (anger, Bate, dudgeon, flame, flare up, furor, furore, fury, Paddy, rage, sound and fury, spunk, steam, wrath), öfke (anger, berserker rage, choler, displeasure, dudgeon, flare, flare up, frenzy, fume, fury, heat, huffiness, indignation, ire, irritation, pash, passion, pet, rage, sound and fury, spunk, steam, storm, temper, wax, wrath), çileden çıkma. (various references) роздратування (anger, annoyance, chafe, disgust, distemper, exacerbation, fret, harass, inflammation, irritation, needle, peeve, petulance, petulancy, pique, provocation, teen), озлоблення (obduracy, obduration), загострення (aggravation, pointing, sharpening). (various references) sự l m cáu tiết (exacerbation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | exacerbatione. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "exasperation": exasperations. (additional references) | |
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"Exasperation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: exasparation, exaspiration, exazgeration, exhasperation, exsasperation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "exasperation" (pronounced e'ksa'sperā"shun) |
| 8 | -a' s p er ā" sh u n | aspiration. |
| 7 | -s p er ā" sh u n | desperation, expiration, inspiration, perspiration, respiration. |
| 6 | -p er ā" sh u n | cooperation, corporation, evaporation, incorporation, operation, preparation, recuperation, reincorporation, reparation, separation. |
| 5 | -er ā" sh u n | aberration, acceleration, admiration, adoration, agglomeration, alteration, amelioration, cogeneration, collaboration, coloration, commemoration, confederation, configuration, conglomeration, consideration, corroboration, deceleration, declaration, decoration, degeneration, deliberation, discoloration, elaboration, enumeration, exaggeration, exhilaration, exoneration, exploration, federation, figuration, generation, inauguration, incarceration, laceration, liberation, maturation, moderation, nonproliferation, perforation, proliferation, reconfiguration, reconsideration, redecoration, refrigeration, regeneration, reinvigoration, reiteration, remuneration, restoration, reverberation, saturation, toleration. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, abomination, abrogation, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, altercation, amalgamation, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogitation, cohabitation, collectivization, colonization, colorization, combination, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, coordination, coronation, correlation, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, decentralization, decertification, decontamination, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evocation, exacerbation, examination, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhortation, exhumation, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, explanation, explication, exploitation, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, incantation, incapacitation, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfirmation, recreation, recrimination, rectification, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refutation, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reinterpretation, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-i-n-o-p-r-s-t-x" | |
-2 letters: proteinase, separation. | |
-3 letters: aerations, anorexias, anorexies, aperients, atropines, entropies, exertions, expiators, exsertion, inexperts, interpose, patronise, periostea, peritonea, personate, pistareen, sparteine. | |
-4 letters: aeration, anorexia, antirape, antisera, aperient, arenites, arsenate, arsenite, asperate, aspirant, aspirate, atropine, atropins, earstone, exertion, expiates, expiator, extensor, inexpert, intersex, isoprene, naperies, notaries, oneriest, operants, operates, painters, pantries, parasite, parietes, partisan, personae. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-e-e-i-n-o-p-r-s-t-x" | |
+1 letter: exasperations. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 78 61 73 70 65 72 61 74 69 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -..- .- ... .--. . .-. .- - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01111000 01100001 01110011 01110000 01100101 01110010 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E x a s p e r a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0078 0061 0073 0070 0065 0072 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)399067858271846786758180 |
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