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exasperating
ex·as·per·ate E0260700 (ĭg-zăs′pə-rāt′)tr.v. ex·as·per·at·ed, ex·as·per·at·ing, ex·as·per·ates 1. To make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly.2. To increase the gravity or intensity of: "a scene ... that exasperates his rose fever and makes him sneeze" (Samuel Beckett).
[Latin exasperāre, exasperāt- : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + asperāre, to make rough (from asper, rough).]
ex·as′per·at′ed·ly adv.ex·as′per·at′er n.ex·as′per·at′ing·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  exasperating - extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening"infuriating, maddening, vexingdispleasing - causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities | | 2. |  exasperating - making worse aggravating, exacerbatingintensifying - increasing in strength or intensity |
exasperatingadjective irritating, provoking, annoying, infuriating, aggravating (informal), galling, maddening, vexing, irksome, enough to drive you up the wall (informal), enough to try the patience of a saint He is a very exasperating man to work with.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeexasperateexasperating
Synonyms for exasperatingadj irritatingSynonyms- irritating
- provoking
- annoying
- infuriating
- aggravating
- galling
- maddening
- vexing
- irksome
- enough to drive you up the wall
- enough to try the patience of a saint
Synonyms for exasperatingadj extremely annoying or displeasingSynonyms- infuriating
- maddening
- vexing
Related Wordsadj making worseSynonymsRelated Words |