exasperating
Meaning of exasperating
- intensely irritating and frustrating.
they suffered a number of exasperating setbacks
- 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’).
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Hyphenation of exasperating
ex-as-per-at-ing
- It consists of 5 syllables and 12 chars.
- exasperating is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
exasperating synonyms
Meaning infuriating:
infuriating, maddening, vexing
Meaning aggravating:
Meaning make (someone) extremely angry and impatient:
Meaning perfume with incense or a similar fragrance:
Meaning fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in:
Meaning make (someone) a little angry; irritate:
Meaning make (someone) annoyed or a little angry:
Meaning make (someone) extremely annoyed:
Meaning make (someone) very angry:
Meaning provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone:
Meaning cause (someone) to become hostile:
Meaning deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry:
Meaning irritate; annoy:
Meaning make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters:
Meaning bold and impudent behaviour:
Meaning feel irritated or resentful:
Meaning annoy or exasperate:
Meaning annoy or bother (someone):
Meaning provoke or annoy (someone) by continual criticism or questioning:
Meaning make (someone) annoyed or irritated:
Meaning annoy:
Meaning cause annoyance to:
Meaning annoy or irritate (someone):
Meaning sit on and control the movement of (an animal, typically a horse):
Meaning cover (an area of ground) with gravel:
Meaning make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse:
Meaning carry (a heavy object) with difficulty:
Meaning make a harsh, grating noise:
Meaning causing irritation or annoyance:
Meaning causing annoyance, impatience, or mild anger:
Meaning causing annoyance; irritating:
Meaning irritating; annoying:
Meaning causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry:
Meaning causing annoyance or resentment; annoying:
Meaning difficult or annoying; hard to endure:
Meaning causing difficulty or annoyance:
Meaning annoying; troublesome:
Meaning causing annoyance or dissatisfaction; disagreeable:
Meaning awkward; annoying:
Meaning causing trouble; annoying:
Meaning used for emphasis, especially to express anger or annoyance:
Meaning relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld:
Meaning troublesome or annoying:
Meaning destructive to life; deadly:
exasperating antonyms
Meaning cause to feel happy and satisfied:
Meaning please (someone) greatly:
Meaning satisfying or appealing:
Meaning causing delight; charming:
Translation of exasperating
- German: quälend
- Spanish: exasperante
- French: exaspérant
- Portuguese: exasperante, exasperador
- Italian: esasperante
Words that rhyme with exasperating
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