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- Dictionaryexasperated/ɪɡˈzasp(ə)reɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. intensely irritated and frustrated: "an exasperated expression"
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The meaning of EXASPERATED is having or showing strong feelings of irritation or annoyance. How to use exasperated in a sentence. Exacerbate vs. Exasperate
EXASPERATED definition: 1. annoyed, especially because you can do nothing to solve a problem: 2. annoyed, especially…. Learn more.
to cause anger or extreme annoyance in someone: His assistant’s carelessness is exasperating him. (Definition of exasperate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of exasperate. exasperate. He had certainly never felt more humiliated and exasperated. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
verb. ex· as· per· ate ig-ˈza-spə-ˌrāt. exasperated; exasperating. Synonyms of exasperate. 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.
Exasperated definition: feeling or expressing extreme annoyance or irritation. See examples of EXASPERATED used in a sentence.
to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely: He was exasperated by the senseless delays. Synonyms: infuriate, inflame, vex, anger, provoke, incense. Archaic. to increase the intensity or violence of (disease, pain, feelings, etc.). Synonyms: exacerbate.
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. make furious.
Definition of exasperate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of exasperated. adjective. greatly annoyed; out of patience. “had an exasperated look on his face” “felt exasperated beyond endurance” synonyms: browned off, cheesed off. displeased. not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Exasperated."
Synonyms for EXASPERATED: annoyed, irritated, angry, bothered, upset, aggravated, displeased, infuriated; Antonyms of EXASPERATED: pleased, happy, satisfied, content, delighted, calm, serene, placid.
