Ex-ăs'/pĕr-ā'tion, n.

n. [Lat. exasperatio, Fr. exaspération.]

1. The act of exasperating, or the state of being exasperated; irritation; provocation. “The exasperation of his spirits.” South.
2. Increase of violence or malignity; exacerbation, as of a disease. “Exasperation of the fits.” Wotton.