exasperate

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verb

ex·as·per·ate ig-ˈza-spə-ˌrāt How to pronounce exasperate (audio)

exasperated; exasperating

transitive verb

: to cause irritation or annoyance to

It's a conundrum for any playwright: How do you enliven characters who alternately bore and exasperate each other?

Michael Phillips

It's a demanding dining experience that may exhaust and exasperate some customers …

Thomas Matthews

… they are just like any brothers who love and exasperate each other in equal measure …

Allison Glock

: to excite the anger of : enrage

She did show favour to the youth in your sight only to exasperate you, to awake your dormouse valour, to put fire in your heart and brimstone in your liver.

William Shakespeare

… no doubt he thought that such rigorous discipline as that might exasperate five hundred emigrants into an insurrection.

Herman Melville

obsolete : to make more grievous : aggravate

exasperate

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adjective

ex·as·per·ate ig-ˈza-sp(ə-)rət How to pronounce exasperate (audio)

: irritated or annoyed especially to the point of injudicious action : exasperated

: roughened with irregular prickles or elevations

exasperate seed coats

Example Sentences

Verb The criticism of his latest movie is sure to exasperate his admirers. We were exasperated by the delays.

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Verb

Timeliness in handling complaints is key to not further exasperate the problem.

Jia Wertz, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Bubbles also cause the dispensed product to expand, which is why your Slurpee or your Icee or your Arctic Blast inflates a bit after pouring, sometimes up and out of the domed lid to exasperate your parents.

Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2022 Simpson’s funny and moving tale is more successful, though its ambling pace and episodic structure may exasperate lovers of tight narrative.

Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022 But none of these disputes appeared to mean as much to the UAE — or more exasperate the Americans — as the failure to publicly show up in the Emirati hour of need.

Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022 This weekend’s weather pattern, with its clear skies and early season heat, will only exasperate the situation by heating the ground and siphoning away more of its precious water moisture content.

Tom Sater, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022 Voting restrictions, like those outlined in Senate Bill 90, can exasperate health disparities.

Laken Brooks, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 His suggestions sometimes exasperate the garden designers, who have their own vision of where things should be.

Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2021 Without enough rescue animals to go around, organizations wind up fielding dozens of applications for a single dog, incentivizing some groups to put up maddeningly high adoption barriers that exclude and exasperate capable guardians.

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单词	exasperates
释义	exasperate 1 of 2 verb ex·as·per·ate ig-ˈza-spə-ˌrāt exasperated; exasperating transitive verb 1 a : to cause irritation or annoyance to It's a conundrum for any playwright: How do you enliven characters who alternately bore and exasperate each other? Michael Phillips It's a demanding dining experience that may exhaust and exasperate some customers … Thomas Matthews … they are just like any brothers who love and exasperate each other in equal measure … Allison Glock b : to excite the anger of : enrage She did show favour to the youth in your sight only to exasperate you, to awake your dormouse valour, to put fire in your heart and brimstone in your liver. William Shakespeare … no doubt he thought that such rigorous discipline as that might exasperate five hundred emigrants into an insurrection. Herman Melville 2 obsolete : to make more grievous : aggravate exasperate 2 of 2 adjective ex·as·per·ate ig-ˈza-sp(ə-)rət 1 : irritated or annoyed especially to the point of injudicious action : exasperated 2 : roughened with irregular prickles or elevations exasperate seed coats Did you know? Exasperate comes from Latin exasperare, whose base, asper, means "rough." A relative of asper is asperity, which can refer to the roughness of a surface or the roughness of someone's temper. Another is spurn, meaning "to reject." Did you know? The Difference Between Exasperate and Exacerbate Lest you wish to exasperate your readers, you should take care not to confuse exasperate with the similar-sounding exacerbate, another Latin-derived verb that means "to make worse," as in "Their refusal to ask for help only exacerbated the problem." Synonyms Verb aggravate annoy bother bug burn (up) chafe eat frost gall get grate gripe hack (off) irk irritate itch nark [British] nettle peeve persecute pique put out rasp rile ruffle spite vex See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The criticism of his latest movie is sure to exasperate his admirers. We were exasperated by the delays. Recent Examples on the Web Verb Timeliness in handling complaints is key to not further exasperate the problem. Jia Wertz, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Bubbles also cause the dispensed product to expand, which is why your Slurpee or your Icee or your Arctic Blast inflates a bit after pouring, sometimes up and out of the domed lid to exasperate your parents. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2022 Simpson’s funny and moving tale is more successful, though its ambling pace and episodic structure may exasperate lovers of tight narrative. Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022 But none of these disputes appeared to mean as much to the UAE — or more exasperate the Americans — as the failure to publicly show up in the Emirati hour of need. Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022 This weekend’s weather pattern, with its clear skies and early season heat, will only exasperate the situation by heating the ground and siphoning away more of its precious water moisture content. Tom Sater, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022 Voting restrictions, like those outlined in Senate Bill 90, can exasperate health disparities. Laken Brooks, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 His suggestions sometimes exasperate the garden designers, who have their own vision of where things should be. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2021 Without enough rescue animals to go around, organizations wind up fielding dozens of applications for a single dog, incentivizing some groups to put up maddeningly high adoption barriers that exclude and exasperate capable guardians. BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Verb Latin exasperatus, past participle of exasperare, from ex- + asper rough — more at asperity First Known Use Verb 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Adjective 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition exasperate verb ex·as·per·ate ig-ˈza-spə-ˌrāt exasperated; exasperating : to make angry exasperates verb present tense third-person singular of exasperate as in annoys to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts small children can exasperate their parents with endless questions about why this or that is so Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance annoys irritates bothers bugs persecutes aggravates infuriates gets irks angers vexes riles worries eats grates chafes piques plagues provokes gripes itches peeves spites frosts teases ruffles narks enrages insults galls nettles wears on upsets gets to offends rasps nags harasses unsettles puts out inflames rouses rubs the wrong way gets on one's nerves burns (up) antagonizes heckles hassles agitates harries outrages distresses sets one's teeth on edge pesters sticks in one's craw disquiets maddens gets one's goat hacks (off) perturbs rankles unhinges enflames roils devils badgers discomforts affronts incenses undoes baits miffs exercises frets bullyrags ballyrags discomposes hagrides freaks (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms obliges pleases delights satisfies appeases placates pacifies mollifies gratifies gladdens assures reassures conciliates soothes propitiates contents quiets cheers comforts consoles solaces See More
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