EXASPERATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does exasperate mean?
• EXASPERATE (verb)
The verb EXASPERATE has 3 senses:
1. exasperate or irritate
2. make furious
3. make worse
Familiarity information: EXASPERATE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• EXASPERATE (verb)
Meaning:
Exasperate or irritate
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
exasperate; aggravate; exacerbate
Hypernyms (to "exasperate" is one way to...):
anger (make angry)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The bad news will exasperate him
Meaning:
Make furious
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
infuriate; incense; exasperate
Hypernyms (to "exasperate" is one way to...):
anger (make angry)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Make worse
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
aggravate; exacerbate; worsen; exasperate
Context example:
This drug aggravates the pain
Hypernyms (to "exasperate" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "exasperate"):
irritate (excite to an abnormal condition, of chafe or inflame)
inflame (cause inflammation in)
cheapen; degrade (lower the grade of something; reduce its worth)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
