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English Dictionary: exasperating	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for exasperating
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exasperating adj extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening" Synonym(s): exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing making worse Synonym(s): aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exasperate \Exas"perate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exsasperated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exasperating}.] 1. To irritate in a high degree; to provoke; to enrage; to exscite or to inflame the anger of; as, to exasperate a person or his feelings. To exsasperate them against the king of France. --Addison. 2. To make grievous, or more grievous or malignant; to aggravate; to imbitter; as, to exasperate enmity. To exasperate the ways of death. --Sir T. Browne. Syn: To irritate; provoke. See {Irritate}.