What does exasperate mean in English? Meaning of exasperate definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "exasperate": exasperate or irritate
Verb
Meaning: exasperate or irritateSynonyms: aggravate
exacerbate
exasperateHypernyms: angerMeaning of "exasperate": make furious
Verb
Meaning: make furiousSynonyms: exasperate
incense
infuriateHypernyms: angerMeaning of "exasperate": make worse
Verb
Meaning: make worseExample: This drug aggravates the painSynonyms: aggravate
exacerbate
exasperate
worsenHyponyms: cheapen
degrade
inflame
irritateHypernyms: alter
change
modifyAntonyms: ameliorate
amend
better
improve
meliorateAdjective: To frustrate, vex, provoke, or annoy; to make angry. c. 1611, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, act 3, sc. 6: this report Hath so exasperate the king that he Prepares for some attempt of war. 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, ch. 3: The picture represents a Cape-Horner in a great hurricane; the half-foundered ship weltering there with its three dismantled masts alone visible; and an exasperated whale, purposing to spring clean over the craft, is in the enormous act of impaling himself upon the three mast-heads. 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch. 11: Beadle goes into various shops and parlours, examining the inhabitants; always shutting the door first, and by exclusion, delay, and general idiotcy, exasperating the public. 1987, "Woman of the Year: Corazon Aquino," Time, 5 Jan: [S]he exasperates her security men by acting as if she were protected by some invisible shield. 2007, "Loyal Mail," Times Online (UK), 4 June (retrieved 7 Oct 2010): News that Adam Crozier, Royal Mail chief executive, is set to receive a bumper bonus will exasperate postal workers.c. 1611, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, act 3, sc. 6: this report Hath so exasperate the king that he Prepares for some attempt of war.1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, ch. 3: The picture represents a Cape-Horner in a great hurricane; the half-foundered ship weltering there with its three dismantled masts alone visible; and an exasperated whale, purposing to spring clean over the craft, is in the enormous act of impaling himself upon the three mast-heads.1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch. 11: Beadle goes into various shops and parlours, examining the inhabitants; always shutting the door first, and by exclusion, delay, and general idiotcy, exasperating the public.1987, "Woman of the Year: Corazon Aquino," Time, 5 Jan: [S]he exasperates her security men by acting as if she were protected by some invisible shield.2007, "Loyal Mail," Times Online (UK), 4 June (retrieved 7 Oct 2010): News that Adam Crozier, Royal Mail chief executive, is set to receive a bumper bonus will exasperate postal workers.Synonyms:
annoy, disturb, embitter, peeve, infuriate, vex, excite, incense, enrage, agitate, rile, irk, irritate, gall, rankle, aggravate, pique, needle, get, madden, exacerbate, nettle, inflame, roil, anger, rouse, bug, work up, T-off, drive up the wall, make waves, try the patience of, get under one's skin,
Antonyms:
aid, soothe, appease, calm, comfort, pacify, quiet, assist, lull, tranquilize, delight, gladden, mollify, alleviate, placate, make happy, please, help, compose, ease,
