Definition of Exasperate
Exasperate
ex·as·per·ate
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to cause someone to feel intensely frustrated, annoyed, or irritated;
e.g. Eventually all of his foolish questions began to exasperate her.
(verb)
to enrage someone or excite their anger;
e.g. Do not exasperate him if you wish to ask him for a favor later.
(verb)
to make something worse or more serious, i.e. to aggravate something;
e.g. Her insensitive words only served to exasperate the problem.
(adjective)
annoyed, irritated, or frustrated, to the point of acting unwisely or with poor judgement;
e.g. They had become so exasperate that they were willing to do anything to eliminate the problem.
(adjective)
having a rough surface with irregular elevations (bumps) or prickles;
e.g. The surface of this seed is exasperate, which is why it hurt me when I stepped on it.
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