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Definition of exasperate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

exasperate

verb

NAmE//ɪɡˈzæspəˌreɪt//

exasperate somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they exasperate

he / she / it exasperates

past simple exasperated

-ing form exasperating

to annoy or irritate someone very much synonym infuriate Her moods exasperated him.

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exasperation

NAmE//ɪɡˌzæspəˈreɪʃn//

noun [uncountable] He shook his head in exasperation. a groan/look/sigh of exasperationSee exasperate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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