exasperated

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/ UK /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
intensely irritated and frustrated

Exasperated by the delays, she finally demanded to speak to a manager.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · intensely irritated and... irritated annoyed frustratedinfuriatedaggravatedvexed incensed

Opposites

calm content pleased soothed

Word family

Related forms exasperate exasperating exasperation

Etymology

Past participle of exasperate, from Latin exasperatus, from exasperare ('to roughen, irritate'), from ex- ('thoroughly') + asper ('rough').

exasperare Latin asper Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# exasperated

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/

## Meanings
1. intensely irritated and frustrated

## Examples
- Exasperated by the delays, she finally demanded to speak to a manager.

## Synonyms
- irritated
- annoyed
- frustrated
- infuriated
- aggravated
- vexed
- incensed

## Antonyms
- calm
- content
- pleased
- soothed

## Related Forms
- exasperate
- exasperating
- exasperation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: exasperare
- Root: asper

## Etymology
Past participle of exasperate, from Latin exasperatus, from exasperare ('to roughen, irritate'), from ex- ('thoroughly') + asper ('rough').

## AI Etymology
Exasperated is the past participle of exasperate, from Latin exasperatus, from exasperare ('to roughen, irritate'), from ex- ('thoroughly') + asper ('rough'). Important recorded forms include exasperare (Latin) and asper (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers intensely irritated and frustrated. The wider family includes related words such as exasperate, exasperating, and exasperation.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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