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exasperate
[ ig-zas-puh-reyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely:
He was exasperated by the senseless delays.
- Archaic. to increase the intensity or violence of (disease, pain, feelings, etc.).
Synonyms: exacerbate
adjective
- Botany. rough; covered with hard, projecting points, as a leaf.
exasperate
/ ɪɡˈzɑːspəˌreɪt /
verb
- to cause great irritation or anger to; infuriate
- to cause (an unpleasant feeling, condition, etc) to worsen; aggravate
adjective
- botany having a rough prickly surface because of the presence of hard projecting points
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Derived Forms
- exˌasperˈation, noun
- exˈasperˌater, noun
- exˈasperˌatedly, adverb
- exˈasperˌating, adjective
- exˈasperˌatingly, adverb
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Other Words From
- ex·as·per·at·er noun
- ex·as·per·at·ing·ly adverb
- un·ex·as·per·at·ing adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exasperate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exasperate1
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Example Sentences
As long as Congresses and Presidents exasperate each other, Schlesinger will have an audience, and an afterlife.
Just to exasperate Dayton further I put in a plea for gifts as against character in educational, artistic, and legislative work.
For—perhaps this was partly the effect of the unrelenting heat—her insipid coquetries had begun to exasperate me more and more.
What divisions separate the human race, and exasperate men against each other!
She added several other Sayings which instead of pacifying this silly Queen, did but exasperate her the more.
It seems to me that the best way is to describe, with the simplest precision, those things that exasperate one.
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