Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of exasperate
comparative more exasperating · superlative most exasperating
- That exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates
As a result, while the train was being shunted at Bombay, the buffers became locked, producing a situation most intriguing for the onlookers, but exasperating for the exalted passengers and the unhappy railway authorities.
1945 September and October, C. Hamilton Ellis, “Royal Trains—V”, in Railway Magazine, page 249
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveextremely annoying or displeasing
adjectivemaking worse
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian вбесяващ
- вбесяващ (vbesjavašt)that exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates
French exaspérant
- exaspérantthat exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates
Irish aibéiseach
- aibéiseachthat exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates
Polish denerwujący, irytujący
- denerwującythat exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates
- irytującythat exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates
Russian раздража́ющий, изводящий
- раздража́ющий (razdražájuščij)that exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates
- изводящий (izvodjaščij)that exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates
- невыноси́мый (nevynosímyj)that exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates
- несносный (nesnosnyj)that exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates
Spanish exasperante
- exasperantethat exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates
Cite this entry
exasperating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exasperating
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