exasperated

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/ɪɡˈzæspəɹeɪtɪd/

adjective

Having one's patience greatly taxed; greatly annoyed; made furious.

“look exasperated”

UncommonScrabble 21

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of exasperate
adjectiveexasperated (comparative more exasperated, superlative most exasperated)

comparative more exasperated · superlative most exasperated

  1. Having one's patience greatly taxed; greatly annoyed; made furious.

    look exasperated

    3 more examples

    sound exasperated

    increasingly exasperated

    She grew exasperated by his constant interruptions.

  2. Made worse or more intense.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivegreatly annoyed; out of patience

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch geërgerd
  • geërgerdgreatly annoyed; made furious
Finnish ärsyyntynyt, sydämistynyt
  • ärsyyntynytgreatly annoyed; made furious
  • sydämistynytgreatly annoyed; made furious
  • vihastunutgreatly annoyed; made furious
  • suunniltaangreatly annoyed; made furious
  • raivostunutgreatly annoyed; made furious
  • pahentunutmade worse or more intense
  • ärsyyntynytmade worse or more intense
German verärgert, außer sich
  • verärgertgreatly annoyed; made furious
  • außer sichgreatly annoyed; made furious
Polish wkurzony, poirytowany
  • wkurzonygreatly annoyed; made furious
  • poirytowanygreatly annoyed; made furious
  • pogorszonymade worse or more intense
  • zaostrzonymade worse or more intense
Romanian exasperat
  • exasperatgreatly annoyed; made furious
Russian раздражённый, разгне́ванный
  • раздражённый (razdražónnyj)greatly annoyed; made furious
  • разгне́ванный (razgnévannyj)greatly annoyed; made furious
  • серди́тый (serdítyj)greatly annoyed; made furious
  • вне себя́ (vne sebjá)greatly annoyed; made furious
Swedish uppretad, förbittrad
  • uppretadgreatly annoyed; made furious
  • förbittradgreatly annoyed; made furious
  • rasandegreatly annoyed; made furious
Cite this entry
APA

exasperated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exasperated

MLA

“exasperated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exasperated. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exasperated,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exasperated.

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