Exasperation

Pronunciation: /ˌɛkˌsæspərˈeɪʃən/

Exasperation (noun)

  1. A feeling of being very annoyed because something keeps happening and you cannot change it.
  2. A high level of frustration that builds when efforts fail and the situation seems impossible to fix.

Examples

  • Her exasperation grew when the printer kept jamming.
  • The driver showed exasperation after the same delay happened again.