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exasperation

/ɪɡˌzæspəˈreɪʃən/ /ɛɡˌzæspəˈreɪʃən/

Meanings
noun
The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.

Examples :

"His constant complaining caused a growing exasperation in his mother. "
emotion attitude sensation mind character

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exasperating verb

/ɪɡˈzæspəˌreɪtɪŋ/ /ɪɡˈzæsˌpɜːreɪtɪŋ/

To tax the patience of, irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.

"The endless traffic was exasperating my commute this morning. "

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exacerbation noun

/ɪɡˌzæsərˈbeɪʃən/ /ɛɡˌzæsərˈbeɪʃən/

An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)

"The child's cold experienced an exacerbation, making it much worse over the weekend. "

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repeated verb

/ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/

To do or say again (and again).

"The scientists repeated the experiment in order to confirm the result."

Illustration irritation

irritation noun

/ˌɪɹɪˈteɪʃən/

The act of irritating or annoying

"What irritation causes you to be so moody?"

Illustration violence

violence noun

/ˈvaɪləns/

Extreme force.

"The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive."

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constant noun

/ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/

That which is permanent or invariable.

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

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exasperated verb

/ɪɡˈzæspəɹeɪtɪd/

To tax the patience of, irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.

"Her son's constant whining exasperated her. "

Illustration requests

requests noun

/rɪˈkwɛsts/ /rɪˈkwɛs/

Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).

"With possessive: "My son's requests at the toy store are often ignored." Without possessive: "The librarian politely declined all requests on her for help with the computer because she was busy." "

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increase noun

/ɪnˈkriːs/ /ˈɪŋkriːs/

An amount by which a quantity is increased.

"The increase in homework assignments this week was significant. "

Illustration complaining

complaining verb

/kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/

To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

"Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours."

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aggravation noun

/ˌæɡrəˈveɪʃən/

The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.

"My little brother constantly interrupting me while I'm trying to study is a major aggravation. "

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noticeable adjective

/ˈnəʊtɪsəbl̩/ /ˈnoʊtɪsəbl̩/

Capable of being seen or noticed.

"The difference in her haircut was noticeable immediately. "