exasperation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an exasperated feeling of annoyance
    aggravation.
  2. noun actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)

WordNet

Ex*as`per*a"tion noun
Etymology
L. exasperatio: cf. F. exaspération.
Definitions
  1. The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
    Extorted from him by the exasperation of his spirits. South.
  2. Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation. "Exasperation of the fits." Sir H. Wotton.

Webster 1913