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to exasperate
01
to deeply irritate someone, especially when they can do nothing about it or solve the problem
Transitive: to exasperate sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
exasperate
3rd person singular
exasperates
Present participle
exasperating
Past simple
exasperated
Past participle
exasperated
Examples
His repeated failure to follow instructions correctly exasperated his boss, who had to continually correct his mistakes.
02
to make a problem, condition, or difficult situation significantly worse
Transitive: to exasperate a problem or condition
Examples
Delivery delays exasperated the supply chain issues.
03
to make someone extremely angry or furious
Transitive: to exasperate sb
Examples
His rude comments exasperated everyone at the meeting.
Lexical Tree
exasperated
exasperating
exasperation
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