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- DictionaryEx·as·per·at·ing/iɡˈzaspəˌrādiNG/
adjective
- 1. intensely irritating and frustrating: "they suffered a number of exasperating setbacks"
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Exasperating means causing strong feelings of irritation or annoyance. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and usage from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Exasperate means to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely. It can also mean to increase the intensity or violence of something. See the origin, usage, and comparison of exasperate with similar words.
Exasperate means to cause irritation or annoyance to, or to excite the anger of. It comes from Latin exasperare, whose base, asper, means \"rough.\" See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.
Exasperating means annoying, especially because you can do nothing to solve a problem. Learn more about this word, its pronunciation, and its translations in different languages.
Definitions of exasperating. adjective. extremely annoying or displeasing. “I've had an exasperating day” synonyms: infuriating, maddening, vexing. displeasing. causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities. adjective. making worse. synonyms: aggravating, exacerbating. intensifying. increasing in strength or intensity. Cite this entry. Style:
To exasperate is to make something that is already bad even worse, like when sitting in traffic that is sure to make you late, you exasperate the person who is driving by bringing up an unpleasant topic, or the addition of twenty more students that exasperates the crowding in the cafeteria. Definitions of exasperate. verb.
Exasperate means to make someone very annoyed, usually when they can do nothing to solve a problem. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, synonyms, antonyms, and translations.
