agacement
/aɡasmɑ̃/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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annoyance, irritation
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Il a soupiré d'agacement en voyant la queue s'allonger.
He sighed with annoyance seeing the line get longer.
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Similar words
agacement is a milder, everyday irritation -- the feeling of a small annoyance building up; exaspération is the stronger, more intense version, when that irritation finally boils over.
Practice
1 What does agacement mean?
annoyance, irritation
2 Fill the gap: Il a soupiré d'___ en voyant la queue s'allonger.
Full sentence: Il a soupiré d'agacement en voyant la queue s'allonger. (He sighed with annoyance seeing the line get longer.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches agacement?
agacement: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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