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It is a lonely existence to be a child with a disability which no-one can see or understand, you exasperate your teachers, you disappoint your parents, and worst of all you know that you are not just stupid.
Susan Hampshire

Meaning of "exasperate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXASPERATE

From Latin exasperāre to make rough, from asper rough.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EXASPERATE

exasperate  [ɪɡˈzɑːspəˌreɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXASPERATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Exasperate is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb exasperate in English.

WHAT DOES EXASPERATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of exasperate in the English dictionary

The first definition of exasperate in the dictionary is to cause great irritation or anger to; infuriate. Other definition of exasperate is to cause to worsen; aggravate. Exasperate is also having a rough prickly surface because of the presence of hard projecting points.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EXASPERATE

PRESENT

Present
I exasperate
you exasperate
he/she/it exasperates
we exasperate
you exasperate
they exasperate
Present continuous
I am exasperating
you are exasperating
he/she/it is exasperating
we are exasperating
you are exasperating
they are exasperating
Present perfect
I have exasperated
you have exasperated
he/she/it has exasperated
we have exasperated
you have exasperated
they have exasperated
Present perfect continuous
I have been exasperating
you have been exasperating
he/she/it has been exasperating
we have been exasperating
you have been exasperating
they have been exasperating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I exasperated
you exasperated
he/she/it exasperated
we exasperated
you exasperated
they exasperated
Past continuous
I was exasperating
you were exasperating
he/she/it was exasperating
we were exasperating
you were exasperating
they were exasperating
Past perfect
I had exasperated
you had exasperated
he/she/it had exasperated
we had exasperated
you had exasperated
they had exasperated
Past perfect continuous
I had been exasperating
you had been exasperating
he/she/it had been exasperating
we had been exasperating
you had been exasperating
they had been exasperating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will exasperate
you will exasperate
he/she/it will exasperate
we will exasperate
you will exasperate
they will exasperate
Future continuous
I will be exasperating
you will be exasperating
he/she/it will be exasperating
we will be exasperating
you will be exasperating
they will be exasperating
Future perfect
I will have exasperated
you will have exasperated
he/she/it will have exasperated
we will have exasperated
you will have exasperated
they will have exasperated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been exasperating
you will have been exasperating
he/she/it will have been exasperating
we will have been exasperating
you will have been exasperating
they will have been exasperating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would exasperate
you would exasperate
he/she/it would exasperate
we would exasperate
you would exasperate
they would exasperate
Conditional continuous
I would be exasperating
you would be exasperating
he/she/it would be exasperating
we would be exasperating
you would be exasperating
they would be exasperating
Conditional perfect
I would have exasperate
you would have exasperate
he/she/it would have exasperate
we would have exasperate
you would have exasperate
they would have exasperate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been exasperating
you would have been exasperating
he/she/it would have been exasperating
we would have been exasperating
you would have been exasperating
they would have been exasperating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you exasperate
we let´s exasperate
you exasperate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to exasperate
Past participle
exasperated
Present Participle
exasperating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXASPERATE


accelerate
ækˈsɛləˌreɪt
asperate
ˈæspəˌreɪt
collaborate
kəˈlæbəˌreɪt
cooperate
kəʊˈɒpəˌreɪt
decorate
ˈdɛkəˌreɪt
depauperate
diːˈpɔːpəˌreɪt
disincorporate
ˌdɪsɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪt
evaporate
ɪˈvæpəˌreɪt
generate
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt
incorporate
ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪt
obstreperate
əbˈstrepəˌreɪt
obtemperate
ɒbˈtɛmpəˌreɪt
operate
ˈɒpəˌreɪt
overoperate
ˌəʊvərˈɒpəˌreɪt
recuperate
rɪˈkuːpəˌreɪt
reincorporate
ˌriːɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪt
reoperate
riːˈɒpəˌreɪt
separate
ˈsɛpəˌreɪt
superate
ˈsuːpəˌreɪt
vituperate
vɪˈtjuːpəˌreɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXASPERATE

exanthema
exanthemata
exanthematic
exanthematous
exapted
exaptive
exarate
exaration
exarch
exarchal
exarchate
exarchies
exarchist
exarchy
exasperated
exasperatedly
exasperating
exasperatingly
exasperation
exasperative

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXASPERATE

accurate
confederate
conglomerate
considerate
degenerate
deliberate
derate
desperate
enterate
enumerate
exaggerate
illiterate
iterate
liberate
literate
moderate
refrigerate
regenerate
reiterate
temperate
tolerate

Synonyms and antonyms of exasperate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXASPERATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «exasperate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of exasperate
aggravate · anger · annoy · bug · embitter · enrage · exacerbate · gall · hassle · incense · inflame · infuriate · irk · irritate · madden · nark · needle · nettle · peeve · pique · provoke · rankle · rile · rouse · vex

Translation of «exasperate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXASPERATE

Find out the translation of exasperate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of exasperate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «exasperate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

触怒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

irritar
570 millions of speakers

English

exasperate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चिढ़ाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أسخط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

раздражайте
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exasperar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রুদ্ধ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

exaspérer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Enggan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verärgern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

怒らせる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성나게 하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Exasperate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chọc giận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேலும் மோசமடைகிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घाबरवणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kızdırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esasperare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zirytować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дратуйте
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

exaspera
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκνευρίζει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moedeloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ergre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of exasperate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXASPERATE»

The term «exasperate» is regularly used and occupies the 69.070 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXASPERATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «exasperate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «exasperate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about exasperate

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «EXASPERATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word exasperate.
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Susan Hampshire
It is a lonely existence to be a child with a disability which no-one can see or understand, you exasperate your teachers, you disappoint your parents, and worst of all you know that you are not just stupid.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXASPERATE»

Discover the use of exasperate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to exasperate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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What Really Counts for Men: Your Guide to Discovering What's ...
They don't follow instructions. But you can read the Bible from cover to cover, and you won't find a verse that reads, “Children, don't exasperate your fathers.” You might as well look for a verse that reads, “Dogs, don't shed,” or “Fish, don't swim.
Thomas Nelson, 2005
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The Seven Cries of Today's Teens: Hearing Their Hearts; ...
Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. (Ephesians 6:4 NIV) What does it mean to exasperate our teens? One common definition is to frustrate them. We get frustrated when ...
Timothy Smith, 2003
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Garner's Modern American Usage
That is, writers sometimes use it as a fancy substitute for irritate, perhaps influenced by exasperate—e.g.: “Louis Lyons, former curator of the Nieman Foundation at Harvard, and James Boylan, editor of the Columbia Journalism Review, are ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
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Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous ...
Exasperate. Aggravate. Irritate. Provoke. Both persons and feelings are said to be Exasperated, but more commonly the former (Lat. exasperare, from asper, rough) . It is to provoke bitter feeling, or to aggravate it. To Aggravate (Lat. aggravare, ...
‎1871
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
Give to our tables meat, sleep to our nights, Free from our feasts and banquets bloody knives, 35 Do faithful homage and receive free honours : All which we pine for now : and this report Hath so exasperate the king that he Prepares for some ...
William Shakespeare, 2001
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A Parent's Guide for Raising Spiritually Mature Teenagers
According to Ephesians 6:4, it is a sin for parents to exasperate their children. Here's how dictionary.com defines exasperate: “To make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly.”6 Think about it, God has commanded us not to annoy our ...
Greg Grimwood, 2008
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A New English Dictionary of the English Language: A to K
Yet doth my country's zeal so nearly touch, That here mv Muse it doth exasperate ; Although unwilling that my pen should give Stain to that sex, by whom her fame doth live. Daniel. Civil Wart, b. v. Fab. Shee did shew favour to the youth in your ...
Charles Richardson, 1836
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Words: A User's Guide
See AGGRAVATE. exasperate verb, means to make someone very annoyed or irritated: One of the things most likely to exasperate staffand reduce hygiene standards in the kitchen is a cabinet that is difficult to clean. infuriate verb, means to ...
Graham Pointon, Stewart Clark, 2014
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DISCOURSE ON THE ASPECTS OF THE WAR
It was very wicked in Elijah the prophet to trouble Israel, and exasperate King Ahab by rebuking his sin. It was very wrong in Jeremiah to exasperate King Zedekiah and the princes by not prophesying smooth things, and to make them wroth ...
JAMES FREEMAN CLARKE, 1863
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Robert Hartwell Fiske's Dictionary of Unendurable English: A ...
To exult is to celebrate; to show jubilation. exasperate Misused for exacerbate. t 1PPS JMMVTUSBUJPOT PG UIF XIJUF TIBSL also abounded, exasperating the problem. Use exacerbating. t (FOFSBMMZ the kinds of things people need to be  ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXASPERATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term exasperate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Do no harm: There's an infection hospitals can nearly always …
At the same time, these figures exasperate experts: Given everything we know about preventing central line infections, why do they happen at ... «Vox, Jul 15»
2
Raheem Sterling needs to man up and hand Liverpool a transfer …
He is making himself and his associates the aggressors, employing any means necessary to exasperate his employers in a bid to sanction the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Report: Politics, Racial Demographics Shape How We View …
Billions of dollars will be spent on trying to win over these crucial votes — or exasperate them to the point of staying home. Democrats typically ... «IVN News, Jul 15»
4
Gary – The True Medel Liverpool Should Pursue This Window
He loves to get into a duel and exasperate the wits out of his opponents with his ruggedness. He made more than 4 tackles per game and ... «English Premier League Index - Opta Stats, Jul 15»
5
Ramadan Reminder: 7 Powerful ways to avoid anger
Doing so will probably just exacerbate the anger and exasperate the situation. 3. Feel free to delay your reaction. It won't bruise your dignity nor ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
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Euclid Tsakalotos Is the New Finance Minister of Greece
Tsakalotos' economic credentials will certainly exasperate the Brussel scrum. Justin Smith. Your extreme arrogance betrays how people as ... «Greek Reporter, Jul 15»
7
TUC general secretary tells Unionlearn conference that fighting FE …
They will exasperate inequality, damage productivity and slow the economy.” Her comments reflected widespread sector concern over loss of ... «FE Week, Jul 15»
8
Paramjit Pamma Is The 'Angriest Man Of India' But You Will Find No …
His agitations have not only been confined to issues that exasperate Indians. He has, very brazenly, protested against racist attacks on Indians ... «Indiatimes.com, Jul 15»
9
'Save the Moguls'
Third-party operators, like Airbnb, exasperate New York's housing crisis by removing long-term affordable housing units from the market, critics ... «Legislative Gazette, Jul 15»
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Gambling revenues surge in Alberta, while province weighs online …
... his last name) said an online casino is a “terrible idea” that would only exasperate gambling addictions, like the one he says he overcame. «Calgary Herald, Jul 15»

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