Exasperate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Exasperate or irritate.
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- The noise from the construction site is starting to exasperate me and I need some quiet time.
- Her constant questions began to exasperate the teacher, who had already explained the concept multiple times.
- The smell of smoke from the neighbor's BBQ exasperates me every summer evening.
- His repeated excuses only served to exasperate his boss, who was already skeptical of his story.
- The long lines at the airport exasperated the weary traveler who just wanted to get home.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
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Meaning 2
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..