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| at the end of one's rope |
at the limits of one's endurance or patience. |
| exasperate |
to annoy or irritate greatly; cause to lose patience. [1/2 definitions] |
| exasperated |
greatly annoyed after losing patience with someone or something. |
| exasperating |
causing one to lose patience and become annoyed or frustrated. |
| fed up |
at or beyond the limit of one's patience or tolerance. |
| forbear |
to show patience or tolerance in spite of provocation. [1/3 definitions] |
| fortitude |
strength, endurance, and patience in the face of adversity or temptation. |
| impatience |
the quality or condition of lacking patience. [1/3 definitions] |
| laborious |
requiring extreme patience and care. [1/3 definitions] |
| last straw |
the most recent in a series of irritations or disappointments, which causes a loss of endurance, patience, temper, or the like. |
| meek |
bearing difficulties or injuries with patience and humility. [1/2 definitions] |
| nerve |
patience, courage, or strength. [1/6 definitions] |
| nerve-racking |
inflicting great strain or irritation on one's patience, courage, or the like. |
| patient |
marked by patience. [1/7 definitions] |
| saturation point |
the upper limit of one's endurance, patience, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| temper |
calmness or patience; composure. [1/11 definitions] |
| tire1 |
to drain the interest or tax the patience of; bore. [2/4 definitions] |
| trial |
a person or thing that taxes one's patience. [1/8 definitions] |
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