exasperate[verb]Synonyms: irritate, anger, annoy, enrage, incense, inflame, infuriate, madden, pique
Antonyms: appease, mollify
Related Idioms: try one's temper (
or patience)
Related Words: agitate,
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ex‧as‧pe‧rate /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪt $ ɪɡˈzæ-/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of exasperare, from asper 'rough']
to make someone very annoyed by continuing to do something that upsets them:
It exasperates me to hear comments like that. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲