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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Exasperation

/ĕkˌ-săsˌ-pẽr-āsh'-ən/ · Ex·as·per·a·tion · IPA /ˌɛksˌæspərˈeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
  1. 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. 2.
    Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation.