Exasperating — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

exasperate or irritate

make furious

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzˈæspɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzˈaspəɹˌeɪtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzˈaspəɹˌeɪtɪŋ/

5 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzˈæspɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ/.

Examples

This drug aggravates the pain
his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating
I've had an exasperating day

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

maddening exacerbate aggravating infuriating exacerbating infuriate exasperate incense aggravate vexing worsen

Antonyms

better

Parts of Speech

verb	exasperate or irritate
verb	make furious
verb	make worse “This drug aggravates the pain”
adjective	extremely annoying or displeasing “his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating”
adjective	making worse

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

ärgerlich

verärgern oder irritieren

🇫🇷French

exaspérant

exaspérer ou irriter

🇪🇸Spanish

irritante

exasperar o irritar

🇮🇹Italian

esasperante

esasperare o irritare

🇳🇱Dutch

irritant

irriteren of irriteren

🇵🇹Portuguese

exasperante

exasperar ou irritar

🇷🇺Russian

раздражающий

раздражать или раздражать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नागवार

परेशान करना या परेशान करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরক্তিকর

🇮🇳Tamil

எரிச்சலூட்டும்

எரிச்சல் அல்லது எரிச்சல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విసుగు పుట్టించేది

ఉద్రేకం లేదా చికాకు

🇮🇳Marathi

चिडवणारा

चिडचिड करणे किंवा चिडवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્તેજક

ઉશ્કેરાટ કે ચીડવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆರಳಿಸುವ

ಕೆರಳಿಸು ಅಥವಾ ಕೆರಳಿಸು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കുന്ന

പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

پریشان کن

غصہ یا چڑچڑانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可气

激怒或激怒

🇯🇵Japanese

腹立たしい

憤慨する、またはイライラする

🇰🇷Korean

짜증나는

화나게 하거나 짜증나게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bực tức

làm bực tức hoặc khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้โกรธมาก

ทำให้โมโหหรือระคายเคือง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjengkelkan

menjengkelkan atau menjengkelkan

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakainis

inis o inis

🇲🇾Malay

menjengkelkan

menjengkelkan atau menjengkelkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مثير للسخط

إثارة أو تهيج

🇮🇷Persian

خشمگین کننده

خشمگین یا تحریک کننده

🇹🇷Turkish

çileden çıkarıcı

kızdırmak veya sinirlendirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מרגיז

להרגיז או לעצבן

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