exasperation

exasperation
Synonyms and related words:
aggravation, agitation, amplification, animation, annoyance, annoyingness, arousal, arousing, augmentation, bad news, bedevilment, besetment, bore, bother, botheration, bothersomeness, contentiousness, crashing bore, deepening, deliberate aggravation, deterioration, devilment, difficulty, disapprobation, disapproval, discontent, displeasure, dissatisfaction, dogging, downer, drag, electrification, embittering, embitterment, enhancement, enlargement, exacerbation, excitation, excitement, exhilaration, firing, fomentation, galvanization, harassment, harrying, headache, heightening, hounding, incitation, incitement, increase, inflammation, infuriation, instigation, intensification, irksomeness, irritant, irritation, lathering up, magnification, molestation, nuisance, pep rally, pep talk, persecution, perturbation, peskiness, pest, pester, pestiferousness, plague, plaguesomeness, pother, problem, provocation, provokingness, rabble-rousing, resentfulness, resentment, sharpening, souring, steaming up, stimulation, stimulus, stirring, stirring up, stirring-up, tiresomeness, trial, trouble, troublesomeness, vexation, vexatiousness, wearisomeness, whipping up, working up, worriment, worrisomeness, worry, worsening

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  • exaspération — [ ɛgzasperasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1588, repris fin XVIIIe; lat. exasperatio 1 ♦ Vieilli Extrême aggravation (d un mal). ⇒ aggravation. Exaspération d un mal, d une douleur. ⇒ exacerbation. ♢ Fig. et littér. Exaspération d un désir, d un besoin, d un… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Exasperation — Ex*as per*a tion, n. [L. exasperatio: cf. F. exasp[ e]ration.] 1. The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger. [1913 Webster] Extorted from him by the exasperation of his spirits. South. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Exasperation — (v. lat.), 1) Erbitterung; 2) Schärfung, so Exasperatio poenae, Strafschärfung …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Exasperation — (lat.), Erbitterung, Verschärfung; exasperieren, erbittern, ein Übel verschärfen. Exasperationsprinzip oder Asperationsprinzip, im Strafrecht Grundsatz, beim Zusammentreffen mehrerer Straftaten nicht etwa die für jede einzelne Straftat erkannten… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Exasperation — Exasperation, lat. deutsch, Erbitterung; exasperatio poenae, Strafschärfung …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • exasperation — index provocation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • exaspération — EXASPÉRATION: Constamment à son comble …   Dictionnaire des idées reçues

  • exasperation — 1540s, from L. exasperationem (nom. exasperatio), noun of action from pp. stem of exasperare (see EXASPERATE (Cf. exasperate)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • exasperation — [n] upset, provocation aggravation, anger, annoyance, besetment, bother, botheration, displeasure, exacerbation, fury, ire, irritant, irritation, nuisance, passion, pest, pique, plague, rage, resentment, vexation, wrath; concepts 29,410 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

  • exasperation — [eg zas΄pər ā′shən, igzas΄pər ā′shən] n. an exasperating or being exasperated; great irritation or annoyance …   English World dictionary

  • exasperation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sheer, utter ▪ mild … OF EXASPERATION ▪ hint VERB + EXASPERATION ▪ feel …   Collocations dictionary

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