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- Dictionaryexasperated/ɪɡˈzasp(ə)reɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. intensely irritated and frustrated: "an exasperated expression"
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EXASPERATED definition: 1. annoyed, especially because you can do nothing to solve a problem: 2. annoyed, especially…. Learn more.
The meaning of EXASPERATED is having or showing strong feelings of irritation or annoyance. How to use exasperated in a sentence. Exacerbate vs. Exasperate
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.
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.
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.
extremely annoyed, especially if you cannot do anything to improve the situation synonym infuriate. ‘Why won't you answer me?’ he asked in an exasperated voice. She was becoming exasperated with all the questions they were asking. She was clearly exasperated by all my questions. Topics Feelings c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
Definition of exasperate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
verb (transitive) 1. to cause great irritation or anger to; infuriate. 2. to cause (an unpleasant feeling, condition, etc) to worsen; aggravate. adjective. 3. botany. having a rough prickly surface because of the presence of hard projecting points. Collins English Dictionary.
