Exasperation

  • 81resentment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Feeling of having been affronted Nouns 1. resentment, displeasure, animosity, anger, wrath, indignation, exasperation; pique, umbrage, huff, miff, soreness, dudgeon, acerbity, virulence, bitterness,… …

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  • 82vexation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A vexed feeling] Syn. uneasiness, irritation, bother; see annoyance 1 . 2. [A cause of vexation, sense 1] Syn. worry, trouble, misfortune; see difficulty 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. irritation, annoyance,… …

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  • 83botheration — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The act of annoying: annoyance, bothering, exasperation, harassment, irritation, pestering, provocation, vexation. See FEELINGS, PAIN. 2. The feeling of being annoyed: aggravation, annoyance, bother, exasperation,… …

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  • 84Aggravation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Aggravation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 aggravation aggravation heightening Sgm: N 1 exacerbation exacerbation Sgm: N 1 exasperation exasperation Sgm: N 1 overestimation overestimation &c. 482 Sgm: N 1 exaggeration …

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  • 85Resentment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Resentment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 resentment resentment displeasure animosity anger wrath indignation Sgm: N 1 exasperation exasperation bitter resentment wrathful indignation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N …

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  • 86aggravation — ag•gra•va•tion [[t]ˌæg rəˈveɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) an increase in intensity, seriousness, or severity; act of making worse 2) the state of being aggravated 3) something that causes an increase in intensity, degree, or severity 4) annoyance;… …

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  • 87aggravation — noun 1. an exasperated feeling of annoyance • Syn: ↑exasperation • Derivationally related forms: ↑exasperate (for: ↑exasperation), ↑aggravate • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 88annoyance — noun 1. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑irritation, ↑vexation, ↑botheration • Derivationally related forms: ↑bother (for: ↑botheration) …

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  • 89exacerbation — noun 1. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse (Freq. 3) the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care • Syn: ↑aggravation • Derivationally related forms: ↑exacerbate, ↑aggravate ( …

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  • 90throw up one's hands — verb see throw up * * * throw up one s hands To raise one s hands as an expression of exasperation, despair, horror, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑throw * * * raise both hands in the air as an indication of one s exasperation …

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