exasperate

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪɡˈzæsp(ə)reɪt/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪt/

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• Hyphenation: ex‧as‧per‧ate

Verb

Plain form exasperate

Third-person singular exasperates

Past tense exasperated

Past participle exasperated

Present participle exasperating

1. If you exasperate a person, you irritate or frustrate them severely.