exaspération

/ɛɡzaspeʁasjɔ̃/

la noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. exasperation

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

agacement

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 exaspération mean?

2 Fill the gap: Son ___ était visible après la troisième panne.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches exaspération?

noun

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