exasperate
To tax the patience ofTo tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
» Tom is getting exasperated.
Том выходит из себя.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
verärgern, aufbringen, auf die Palme bringen
серди́тьserdítʹ, раздража́тьrazdražátʹ, возмущатьvozmuščatʹ
(UK, humorous, obsolete, slang)To overaspirate the letter h, or to aspirate it whenever it begins a word, once a common form of hypercorrection.
- make furious
- exasperate or irritate
- make worse
Examples
27 sentencesTom is getting exasperated.
ruТом выходит из себя.
Tom looks exasperated.
He was exasperated by the pain.
She's exasperated by her partner's indifference.
My teacher, exasperated, now shifts his eyes upon me.
ruМой учитель, раздосадованный, переводит взгляд на меня.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in 1534; borrowed from Latin exasperātus, the perfect passive participle ofFirst attested in 1534; borrowed from Latin exasperātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin exasperō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ex (“out of; thoroughly”) + asperō (“to make rough”), from asper (“rough”). Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
A pun on the usual sense of exasperate (to annoy) and aspirate.
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Forms
exasperates, exasperating, exasperated, exasperated| Base form | exasperate · to exasperate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | exasperates |
| Present participle | exasperating |
| Past simple | exasperated |
| Past participle | exasperated |
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Synonyms
77 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle