Exasperate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

exasperate or irritate

make furious

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzˈæspɚɹˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzˈaspəɹˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzˈaspəɹˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzˈæspɚɹˌeɪt/.

Examples

This drug aggravates the pain

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exacerbate infuriate incense aggravate worsen

Antonyms

better

Parts of Speech

verb	exasperate or irritate
verb	make furious
verb	make worse “This drug aggravates the pain”

Word Forms

exacerbation	noun	violent and bitter exasperation
exasperation	noun	an exasperated feeling of annoyance
aggravation	noun	unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
aggravator	noun	an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating
fury	noun	state of violent mental agitation
infuriation	noun	a feeling of intense anger
worsening	noun	changing something with the result that it becomes worse

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verärgern

verärgern oder irritieren

🇫🇷French

exaspérer

exaspérer ou irriter

🇪🇸Spanish

exasperar

exasperar o irritar

🇮🇹Italian

esasperare

esasperare o irritare

🇳🇱Dutch

ergeren

irriteren of irriteren

🇵🇹Portuguese

exasperar

exasperar ou irritar

🇷🇺Russian

раздражать

раздражать или раздражать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिढ़ाना

परेशान करना या परेशान करना

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্তেজিত

🇮🇳Tamil

எரிச்சலூட்டும்

எரிச்சல் அல்லது எரிச்சல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉద్రేకం

ఉద్రేకం లేదా చికాకు

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्तेजित

चिडचिड करणे किंवा चिडवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉગ્ર

ઉશ્કેરાટ કે ચીડવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉದ್ರೇಕಕಾರಿ

ಕೆರಳಿಸು ಅಥವಾ ಕೆರಳಿಸು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കുക

പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ

ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

مشتعل

غصہ یا چڑچڑانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶化

激怒或激怒

🇯🇵Japanese

憤慨する

憤慨する、またはイライラする

🇰🇷Korean

분노하게 하다

화나게 하거나 짜증나게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm bực mình

làm bực tức hoặc khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

โกรธเคือง

ทำให้โมโหหรือระคายเคือง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjengkelkan

menjengkelkan atau menjengkelkan

🇵🇭Filipino

galit na galit

inis o inis

🇲🇾Malay

geram

menjengkelkan atau menjengkelkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سخط

إثارة أو تهيج

🇮🇷Persian

عصبانی

خشمگین یا تحریک کننده

🇹🇷Turkish

çileden çıkarmak

kızdırmak veya sinirlendirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להרגיז

להרגיז או לעצבן

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The primary meaning of 'exasperate' is 'exasperate or irritate'.

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