exasperate
- to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely: He was exasperated by the senseless delays.
- Archaic. to increase the intensity or violence of (disease, pain, feelings, etc.).
- Botany. rough; covered with hard, projecting points, as a leaf.
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annoy, disturb, embitter, peeve, infuriate, vex, excite, incense, enrage, agitate, rile, irk, irritate, gall, rankle, aggravate, pique, needle, get, maddenExamples from the Web for exasperated
Contemporary Examples of exasperated
As I hasten to reassure these exasperated moms and dads, I had to be in the office anyway.
Finally, an exasperated Eisenhower ordered the support necessary to help recover Paris.
Who Liberated Paris in August 1944?August 24, 2014
After angrily sharing a secret about the friend who posted about him, he catches himself and laughs, exasperated.
Exasperated at one point, Corker asked, “Well do we need an AUMF or not?”
One member in particular, Colonel Leicester Stanhope, exasperated Byron by wasting money on nonsense.
Poet and Rake, Lord Byron Was Also an Interventionist With Brains and SavvyMichael Weiss
February 16, 2014
Historical Examples of exasperated
Just then a warrior forced his way into the exasperated crowd.
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper
She had shut the door, and entered, exasperated anew by the rising wind.
Tiverton TalesAlice Brown
"I wish I was sure," declared the fat adventurer, exasperated.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
The woman, the amorosa, alone remained in her, outraged and exasperated by a rival.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
I was told by an officer coming from the army that the soldiers are exasperated.
Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863Adam Gurowski
exasperate
- to cause great irritation or anger to; infuriate
- to cause (an unpleasant feeling, condition, etc) to worsen; aggravate
- botany having a rough prickly surface because of the presence of hard projecting points