Interjection of exasperation or frustration when something is not working properly

When I am exasperated or frustrated when something is not working properly. Not like shit or fuck, those are just "something bad is happening", and too broad. I want something that's more like signifying annoyance, a "this is really getting to me" type of thing. Is there a word for this?

I have heard Chinese people say "aiiyaaa" in this scenario but I am not sure if there is an English equivalent for this.

Solution 1:

Here's a list which might prove helpful to you. I'm sorry the list comprises more than just one-word expressions of exasperation.

• "Oh, bother!"

• "Saints preserve us!"

• "Give me grace!"

• "Fiddlesticks!"

• "Screw it!"

• "Give me strength!"

• "Lord!"

• "I give up!"

• "Blast!"

• "For Pete's sake!"

• "For crying out loud!"

• "Give me a break!"

• "Why me?"

• "Good night nurse!" (This is a strange one I picked up decades ago, and I find myself using it quite frequently. I seriously doubt you will find it in any dictionary or book of expressions, but I like it. It works for me!)

• "Good grief!" (Charlie Brown's mantra, from Charles Schulz's comic strip, Peanuts)

• "Forgive me, Lord, for what I am about to do!"

Solution 2:

Damn! or Damn it! are relevant.

Solution 3:

You could go for an interjection like "ugh", "psht" or "tch".

Solution 4:

Possibly Shazbot? It originated on Robin Williams' TV series Mork and Mindy:

From Wiktionary:

An excited utterance used to convey disappointment, particularly as a euphemism for sh*t.

And from Urban Dictionary:

Generally used as a substitute curse-word; a euphemism.

Solution 5:

I don't know if this is like your "aiiyaaa", but I write, and say (when profanity is not allowable, like at work)

AAaarrrgh!!!!!