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Definition of exasperate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. 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’).
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