- exasperated
- ex|as|per|at|ed [ ıg`zæspə,reıtəd ] adjectiveextremely annoyed and impatient because things are not happening in the way you want or people are not doing what you want them to do
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exasperated — adj. 1) exasperated at, by 2) exasperated to + inf. (she was exasperated to find nobody at home) * * * [ɪg zɑːspəreɪtɪd] by exasperated at exasperated to + inf. (she was exasperated to find nobody at home) … Combinatory dictionary
exasperated — [[t]ɪgzɑ͟ːspəreɪtɪd, zæ̱s [/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ by/with/at n If you describe a person as exasperated, you mean that they are frustrated or angry because of something that is happening or something that another person is doing. Bertha was… … English dictionary
exasperated — ex|as|pe|rat|ed [ıgˈza:spəreıtıd US ˈzæs ] adj very annoyed and upset exasperated with ▪ He was becoming exasperated with the child. ▪ an exasperated look. >exasperatedly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
exasperated — adjective greatly annoyed; out of patience (Freq. 2) had an exasperated look on his face felt exasperated beyond endurance • Syn: ↑cheesed off, ↑browned off • Similar to: ↑displeased … Useful english dictionary
exasperated — adj. Exasperated is used with these nouns: ↑groan, ↑look, ↑sigh, ↑tone … Collocations dictionary
exasperated — adjective very annoyed and upset: He gave an exasperated snort. exasperatedly adverb exasperation noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
exasperated — exasperate ► VERB ▪ irritate intensely. DERIVATIVES exasperated adjective exasperating adjective exasperation noun. ORIGIN Latin exasperare irritate to anger … English terms dictionary
exasperated — adjective a) greatly annoyed; made furious b) made worse or more intense … Wiktionary
exasperated — Synonyms and related words: aggravated, amplified, angry, annoyed, augmented, bothered, browned off, bugged, burnt up, chafed, deliberately provoked, disturbed, embittered, enhanced, enlarged, exacerbated, galled, griped, heated up, heightened,… … Moby Thesaurus
exasperated — ex as·per·at·ed || tɪd adj. angered, infuriated, annoyed, irritated ex·as·per·ate || ɪg zæspÉ™reɪt v. anger, infuriate, annoy, irritate … English contemporary dictionary
