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- Dictionaryex·as·per·ate/iɡˈzaspəˌrāt/
verb
- 1. irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely: "this futile process exasperates prison officials"
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The meaning of EXASPERATE is to cause irritation or annoyance to. How to use exasperate in a sentence. Did you know? The Difference Between Exasperate and Exacerbate Synonym Discussion of Exasperate.
EXASPERATE definition: 1. to make someone very annoyed, usually when they can do nothing to solve a problem 2. to make…. Learn more.
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.
Exasperate definition: to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely. See examples of EXASPERATE used in a sentence.
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.
EXASPERATE meaning: 1. to make someone very annoyed, usually when they can do nothing to solve a problem 2. to make…. Learn more.
1. to cause great irritation or anger to; infuriate. 2. to cause (an unpleasant feeling, condition, etc) to worsen; aggravate. adj. (Botany) botany having a rough prickly surface because of the presence of hard projecting points. [C16: from Latin exasperāre to make rough, from asper rough] exˈasperˌatedly adv. exˈasperˌater, exˈasperˌator n.
Definition of exasperate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "EXASPERATE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
verb. exasperated, exasperates, exasperating. To irritate or annoy very much; make angry; vex. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To intensify (a feeling, disease, etc.); aggravate. Webster's New World. To increase the gravity or intensity of. American Heritage.
