"exasperate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪɡˈzæsp(ə)ɹeɪt/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ɪɡˈzɑːspəɹeɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation, also] Audio: en-us-exasperate.ogg Forms: more exasperate [comparative], most exasperate [superlative]
Rhymes: -æspəɹeɪt Etymology: From Latin exasperō; ex (“out of; thoroughly”) + asperō (“make rough”), from asper (“rough”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|exasperō}} Latin exasperō Head templates: {{en-adj}} exasperate (comparative more exasperate, superlative most exasperate)
  1. (obsolete) exasperated; embittered. Tags: obsolete Related terms: asperate, asperity, exacerbate
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Verb

IPA: /ɪɡˈzæsp(ə)ɹeɪt/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ɪɡˈzɑːspəɹeɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation, also] Audio: en-us-exasperate.ogg Forms: exasperates [present, singular, third-person], exasperating [participle, present], exasperated [participle, past], exasperated [past]
Rhymes: -æspəɹeɪt Etymology: From Latin exasperō; ex (“out of; thoroughly”) + asperō (“make rough”), from asper (“rough”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|exasperō}} Latin exasperō Head templates: {{en-verb}} exasperate (third-person singular simple present exasperates, present participle exasperating, simple past and past participle exasperated)
  1. (transitive) To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry. Tags: transitive Translations (frustrate, vex, annoy): παροργίζω (parorgízō) (Ancient Greek), раздразвам (razdrazvam) (Bulgarian), разгневявам (razgnevjavam) (Bulgarian), exasperar (Catalan), 使(sb.) 恼怒 (alt: shǐ (sb. ) nǎo nù) (Chinese Mandarin), popudit [perfective] (Czech), podráždit [perfective] (Czech), dráždit [imperfective] (Czech), rozčilovat [imperfective] (Czech), tot wanhoop drijven (Dutch), ärsyttää (Finnish), suututtaa (Finnish), exaspérer (French), verärgern (German), aufbringen (German), auf die Palme bringen (German), εξοργίζω (exorgízo) (Greek), dühít (Hungarian), feldühít (Hungarian), felbőszít (Hungarian), bőszít (Hungarian), ingerel (Hungarian), bosszant (Hungarian), iracigar (Ido), exasperar (Ido), cráigh (Irish), esasperare (Italian), whakahōhā (Maori), whakakawakawa (Maori), rangirangi (Maori), rébéqui (Norman), کفر کسی را در آوردن (kofr-e kasi râ dar âvardan) (Persian), wkurzać (Polish), exasperar (Portuguese), серди́ть (serdítʹ) (Russian), раздража́ть (razdražátʹ) (Russian), возмущать (vozmuščatʹ) (Russian), изводи́ть (izvodítʹ) (Russian), беси́ть (besítʹ) [informal] (Russian), приводи́ть в я́рость (privodítʹ v járostʹ) (Russian), sàraich (Scottish Gaelic), exasperar (Spanish)
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Inflected forms

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      "sense": "frustrate, vex, annoy",
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      "sense": "frustrate, vex, annoy",
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      "sense": "frustrate, vex, annoy",
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