exasperate
verb/ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt/, /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪt/
/ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they exasperate | /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt/, /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪt/ /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt/ |
| he / she / it exasperates | /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪts/, /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪts/ /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪts/ |
| past simple exasperated | /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/, /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪtɪd/ /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle exasperated | /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/, /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪtɪd/ /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form exasperating | /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪŋ/, /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪtɪŋ/ /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪŋ/ |
- exasperate somebody to annoy somebody very much synonym infuriate
- Her moods exasperated him.
- She was clearly exasperated by all my questions.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin exasperat- ‘irritated to anger’, from the verb exasperare (based on asper ‘rough’).Definitions on the go
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