exasperate
11exasperate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. anger, enrage, infuriate; irritate, vex, nettle, provoke, roil, peeve, annoy. See resentment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. irritate, provoke, madden, try one s patience; see anger 1 , bother 2 . See… …
12exasperate — verb her bratty children exasperate their teachers Syn: infuriate, incense, anger, annoy, irritate, madden, enrage, antagonize, provoke, irk, vex, get on someone s nerves, ruffle someone s feathers, rub the wrong way; informal aggravate, rile,… …
13exasperate — exasperatedly, adv. exasperater, n. exasperatingly, adv. v. /ig zas peuh rayt /; adj. /ig zas peuhr it/, v., exasperated, exasperating, adj. v.t. 1. to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely: He was exasperated by the senseless… …
14exasperate — verb To frustrate, vex, provoke, or annoy; to make angry. this report …
15exasperate — Synonyms and related words: TB, aggravate, agitate, annoy, arouse, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beset, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, chafe, chivy, consumption, devil, discompose, distemper, disturb, dog, embitter, exercise …
16exasperate — v. (R) it exasperates me that they never keep their promises * * * [ɪg zɑːspəreɪt] (R) it exasperates me that they never keep their promises …
17exasperate — ex|as|pe|rate [ıgˈza:spəreıt US ıgˈzæ ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of exasperare, from asper rough ] to make someone very annoyed by continuing to do something that upsets them ▪ It exasperates me to hear comments… …
18exasperate — ex|as|per|ate [ ıg zæspə,reıt ] verb transitive to make someone feel annoyed and impatient because things are not happening in the way they want …
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20exasperate — [[t]ɪgzɑ͟ːspəreɪt, zæ̱s [/t]] exasperates, exasperating, exasperated VERB If someone or something exasperates you, they annoy you and make you feel frustrated or upset. [V n] The sheer futility of it all exasperates her. Derived words:… …
