exasperate

exasperate
v
1. anger, incense, elite, Chiefly U. S. rile, raise [s.o.'s] ire, Sl. tick [s.o.] off, Sl. tee [s.o.] off; enrage, madden, infuriate, make [s.o.'s] blood boil, lash into a fury, whip into a frenzy; (all to a maddening degree) provoke, goad, prod, taunt, tease.
2. discompose, disquiet, disturb, perturb, ruffle, roil, vex, pique, chafe, put out, try [s.o.'s] patience, Inf. get, Sl. get [s.o.'s] goat.
3. irritate, annoy, irk, peeve, bother, pester, harass, hector, plague, torment, badger, Inf. miff, Inf. give [s.o.] a pain; rub [s.o.] the wrong way, get under [s.o.'s] skin, get in [s.o.'s] hair, Sl. bug.
4. exacerbate, aggravate, worsen, add insult to injury, rub salt into the wound, Inf. rub it in, pour oil on the fire; sharpen, intensify, heighten, deepen, add fuel to the fire or flames, fan or stoke or fuel the fire.
5. embitter, envenom, gall, rankle, acerbate, sour, poison.

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  • Exasperate — Ex*as per*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exsasperated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exasperating}.] 1. To irritate in a high degree; to provoke; to enrage; to excite or to inflame the anger of; as, to exasperate a person or his feelings. [1913 Webster] To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Exasperate — Ex*as per*ate, a. [L. exasperatus, p. p. of exsasperare to roughen, exasperate; ex out (intens.) + asperare to make rough, asper rough. See {Asperity}.] Exasperated; imbittered. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Like swallows which the exasperate dying …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • exasperate — index aggravate (annoy), annoy, badger, bait (harass), discommode, discompose, disturb …   Law dictionary

  • exasperate — 1530s, from L. exasperatus, pp. of exasperare roughen, irritate, provoke, from ex thoroughly (see EX (Cf. ex )) + asper rough (see ASPERITY (Cf. asperity)). Related: Exasperated; exasperating …   Etymology dictionary

  • exasperate — provoke, nettle, *irritate, aggravate, rile, peeve Analogous words: vex, *annoy, irk, bother: *anger, incense, enrage, madden, infuriate Antonyms: mollify Contrasted words: *pacify, placate, appease, propitiate, conciliate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • exasperate — [v] upset, provoke aggravate, agitate, anger, annoy, bug*, disturb, drive up the wall*, embitter, enrage, exacerbate, excite, gall, get*, get under one’s skin*, incense, inflame, infuriate, irk, irritate, madden, make waves*, needle*, nettle,… …   New thesaurus

  • exasperate — ► VERB ▪ irritate intensely. DERIVATIVES exasperated adjective exasperating adjective exasperation noun. ORIGIN Latin exasperare irritate to anger …   English terms dictionary

  • exasperate — exasperate1 [eg zas′pər āt΄, igzas′pər āt΄] vt. exasperated, exasperating [< L exasperatus, pp. of exasperare < ex , out, from + asperare, to roughen < asper, rough: see ASPERITY] 1. to irritate or annoy very much; make angry; vex 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • exasperate — UK [ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪt] / US [ɪɡˈzæspəˌreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms exasperate : present tense I/you/we/they exasperate he/she/it exasperates present participle exasperating past tense exasperated past participle exasperated to make someone feel …   English dictionary

  • exasperate — I. transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin exasperatus, past participle of exasperare, from ex + asper rough more at asperity Date: 1534 1. a. to excite the anger of ; enrage b. to cause irritation or annoyance to …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • exasperate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. anger, enrage, infuriate; irritate, vex, nettle, provoke, roil, peeve, annoy. See resentment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. irritate, provoke, madden, try one s patience; see anger 1 , bother 2 . See… …   English dictionary for students

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