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greatly annoyed- She was exasperated by his teasing.
exasperated = greatly annoyed
- My little brother can be exasperating. He's always testing his boundaries.
- She sighed in exasperation. "My words are wasted on this young ox!"Rick Riordan -- The Son of Neptune
- "I wish you wouldn't come in without knocking," he said in the tone of abnormal exasperation that seemed so characteristic of him.H.G. Wells -- The Invisible Man
- ...she was less angry at him than exasperated by his persistence.Nicholas Sparks -- The Last Song
- They exasperated him to the point where they were close to driving him insane.Gary Paulsen -- Hatchet
- and this report hath so exasperate the king that he prepares for some attempt of war.William Shakespeare -- Macbeth
- He began to fume with rage and exasperation.Stephen Crane -- The Red Badge of Courage
- She sounded exasperated, like she wanted to take me by the shoulders and shake me till my teeth fell out.Sue Monk Kidd -- The Secret Life of Bees
- Shallow impatience and exasperation, that was all Lily had felt.Lois Lowry -- The Giver
- "We know all this," Jace interrupted, exasperated.Cassandra Clare -- City of Glass
- I was mad at Harold and he was exasperated with me.Amy Tan -- The Joy Luck Club
- Edward threw his hands up in exasperation.Stephenie Meyer -- Eclipse
- Kathy liked to act exasperated, but Zeitoun's romantic side was central to why she loved him.Dave Eggers -- Zeitoun
- Lieutenant Scheisskopf smacked his hands over his eyes in exasperation.Joseph Heller -- Catch-22
- Ralph pushed both hands through his hair and looked at the little boy in mixed amusement and exasperation.William Golding -- Lord of the Flies
- He was exasperated because he didn't know what that look meant.Arundhati Roy -- The God of Small Things
- it should have been clear to him that this exasperation with circumstances and people aggravated his illness, and that he ought therefore to ignore unpleasant occurrences.Leo Tolstoy -- The Death of Ivan Ilych
- "All right! I'm coming!" she cried, exasperated, and then added quickly, "I mean, I'll be right there, Mama."Natalie Babbitt -- Tuck Everlasting
- He sounded totally exasperated.P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast -- Betrayed
exasperating = greatly annoying
exasperation = great annoyance
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
exasperation = great annoyance
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
exasperated = greatly annoyed
exasperated = annoyed
exasperate = greatly annoy
exasperation = great annoyance
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
exasperated = greatly annoyed
exasperation = annoyance
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
exasperated = annoyed
exasperated = greatly annoyed
exasperation = great annoyance
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
exasperated = annoyed
exasperation = great annoyance
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
exasperation = annoyance
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
exasperated = greatly annoyed
exasperation = great annoyance
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
exasperated = annoyed
exasperated = greatly annoyed
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