exasperate

Definition of exasperate

Verbs

exasperate or irritate
Synonyms:
aggravate, exacerbate
Type of:
anger
make angry
make furious
Synonyms:
incense, infuriate
Type of:
anger
make angry
make worse
Synonyms:
aggravate, exacerbate, worsen
Antonyms:
better
to make better
ameliorate, amend, improve, meliorate
show more antonyms...
Types:
show 6 types...
hide 6 types...
irritate
excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame
chafe, fret, gall
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
itch, rub, scratch
scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
inflame
cause inflammation in
cheapen, degrade
lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
devaluate, devalue
remove the value from; deprive of its value
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Vocabulary Lists for exasperate

GRE Super 4800 Plus »(4851 words)
  • abase
  • abash
  • abate
  • abbreviate
  • abdicate

Herman Melville's Moby Dick - Chapters 1 - 5 »(475 words)
  • monkey jacket
  • spouter
  • inion
  • tomahawk
  • river horse

Shakespeare's Macbeth »(507 words)
An interesting vocabulary list from Macbeth.
  • Macbeth
  • thane
  • weird sister
  • hautboy
  • Duncan

Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun »(384 words)
  • sand dollar
  • petty bourgeoisie
  • petit bourgeois
  • peckerwood
  • Yoruba

Negatives »(9 words)
Behaviors or attributes to avoid at all cost.
  • avarice
  • bete noire
  • exasperate
  • extemporaneous
  • flimsiness

Anne Frank's "Diary of a Young Girl" Part 1 »(173 words)
Vocabulary study list for Anne Frank's "Diary of a...
  • immigrate
  • moodiness
  • wangle
  • faze
  • collapsible

F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" Chapters 6-9 »(242 words)
Vocabulary study list for F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The...
  • addendum
  • meretricious
  • embroider
  • amorphous
  • septic

Words that contain exasperate

exasperated