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Word: Exasperate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from Latin exasperat- ‘irritated to anger’, from the verb exasperare (based on asper ‘rough’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪɡˈzasp(ə)reɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪɡˈzɑːsp(ə)reɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛɡˈzasp(ə)reɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛɡˈzɑːsp(ə)reɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely
Short Definition:irritate intensely
Examples:- this futile process exasperates prison officers
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