exasperates

Meaning of exasperates

verb, 3rd person present
  1. irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely.
    this futile process exasperates prison officers

mid 16th century: from Latin exasperat- ‘irritated to anger’, from the verb exasperare (based on asper ‘rough’).

Information about exasperates

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of exasperates is: exasperate.
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Hyphenation of exasperates

ex-as-per-ates

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
  • exasperates is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

exasperates synonyms

Meaning make (someone) extremely angry and impatient:

infuriate

Meaning perfume with incense or a similar fragrance:

incense

Meaning fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in:

anger

Meaning make (someone) a little angry; irritate:

annoy

Meaning make (someone) annoyed or a little angry:

irritate

Meaning make (someone) extremely annoyed:

madden

Meaning make (someone) very angry:

enrage

Meaning provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone:

inflame

Meaning cause (someone) to become hostile:

antagonize, antagonizing

Meaning deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry:

provoke

Meaning irritate; annoy:

irk, irking

Meaning make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters:

vex

Meaning bold and impudent behaviour:

gall

Meaning feel irritated or resentful:

pique

Meaning annoy or exasperate:

aggravate

Meaning annoy or bother (someone):

bug

Meaning provoke or annoy (someone) by continual criticism or questioning:

needle

Meaning make (someone) annoyed or irritated:

rile

Meaning annoy:

miff

Meaning cause annoyance to:

nark

Meaning annoy or irritate (someone):

rankle

Meaning sit on and control the movement of (an animal, typically a horse):

ride

Meaning cover (an area of ground) with gravel:

gravel

Meaning make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse:

exacerbate

Meaning carry (a heavy object) with difficulty:

hump

Meaning make a harsh, grating noise:

rasp

Meaning making one extremely angry and impatient:

infuriating

Meaning causing irritation or annoyance:

annoying

Meaning causing annoyance, impatience, or mild anger:

irritating

Meaning extremely annoying:

maddening

Meaning causing annoyance; irritating:

provoking

Meaning irritating; annoying:

irksome

Meaning causing annoyance, frustration, or worry:

vexing

Meaning causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry:

vexatious

Meaning causing annoyance or resentment; annoying:

galling

Meaning difficult or annoying; hard to endure:

trying

Meaning causing difficulty or annoyance:

troublesome

Meaning annoying; troublesome:

bothersome

Meaning causing annoyance or dissatisfaction; disagreeable:

displeasing

Meaning making a problem or offence worse or more serious:

aggravating

Meaning awkward; annoying:

cussed

Meaning causing trouble; annoying:

pesky

Meaning used for emphasis, especially to express anger or annoyance:

confounded

Meaning relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld:

infernal

Meaning troublesome or annoying:

plaguy

Meaning destructive to life; deadly:

pestilent

exasperates antonyms

Meaning cause to feel happy and satisfied:

please

Meaning please (someone) greatly:

delight

Meaning satisfying or appealing:

pleasing

Meaning causing delight; charming:

delightful

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