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1. (v.t.) exasperate
to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely.
2. exasperate
Archaic. to increase the intensity or violence of (disease, pain, feelings, etc.).
3. (adj.) exasperate
Bot. having a rough, prickly surface.
Etymology: (1525–35; < L exasperātus, ptp. of exasperāre to make rough, provoke =ex-ex -1+asperāre to roughen, der. of asper harsh, rough)
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1. (verb) exacerbate, exasperate, aggravate
exasperate or irritate
2. (verb) infuriate, exasperate, incense
make furious
3. (verb) worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
make worse
"This drug aggravates the pain"
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1. (adj) exasperate
exasperated; imbittered
2. (verb) exasperate
to irritate in a high degree; to provoke; to enrage; to exscite or to inflame the anger of; as, to exasperate a person or his feelings
3. (verb) exasperate
to make grievous, or more grievous or malignant; to aggravate; to imbitter; as, to exasperate enmity
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Sense: to irritate (someone) very much indeed
He was exasperated by the continual interruptions.
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 Afrikaans: kwaad, vererg |
 Arabic: يُغيظُ |
 Bulgarian: раздразвам |
 Brazilian: exasperar |
 Czech: rozzlobit |
 German: verärgern |
 Danish: irritere; ophidse |
 Greek: εξοργίζω |
 Spanish: exasperar, irritar |
 Estonian: ärritama |
 Farsi: آزار دادن؛ خشمگین کردن |
 Finnish: raivostuttaa |
 French: exaspérer |
 Hebrew: לְהָרגִיז |
 Hindi: खिजाना |
 Croatian: azdražiti, razljutiti |
 Hungarian: felbőszít |
 Indonesian: mengesalkan |
 Icelandic: angra, gera gramtí geði |
 Italian: esasperare |
 Japanese: おこらせる |
 Korean: 격노하다 |
 Lithuanian: išvesti iš pusiausvyros, |
 Latvian: sakaitināt; izvest no pac |
 Malay: jengkel |
 Dutch: ergeren |
 Norwegian: opphisse, frustrere, irri |
 Polish: rozdrażniać |
 Persian: آزار دادن؛ خشمگین کردن |
 Pashto: پارول، بڼول،غمول، غونى |
 Portuguese: exasperar/irritar |
 Romanian: a exaspera |
 Russian: раздражать |
 Slovak: rozhnevať |
 Slovenian: zelo razjeziti |
 Serbian: ozlojediti |
 Swedish: göra ursinnig (förbittrad |
 Thai: ทำให้ฉุนเฉียว |
 Turkish: öfkelendirmek, çileden çı |
 Taiwanese: 激怒 |
 Ukrainian: роздратовувати, обурювати |
 Urdu: سخت برہم رنا |
 Vietnamese: gây bực tức |
 Chinese: 激怒 |
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