adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɪɡˈzæspəɹeɪtɪd/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having one's patience greatly taxed; greatly annoyed; made furious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
look exasperated
sound exasperated
increasingly exasperated
She grew exasperated by his constant interruptions.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Made worse or more intense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of exasperate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
greatly annoyed; out of patience
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
had an exasperated look on his face
felt exasperated beyond endurance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cheesed off, browned off
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Dutch:
geërgerd
— greatly annoyed; made furious
Finnish:
ärsyyntynyt
— greatly annoyed; made furious
Finnish:
sydämistynyt
— greatly annoyed; made furious
Finnish:
vihastunut
— greatly annoyed; made furious
Finnish:
suunniltaan
— greatly annoyed; made furious
Finnish:
raivostunut
— greatly annoyed; made furious
German:
verärgert
— greatly annoyed; made furious
German:
außer sich
— greatly annoyed; made furious
Marathi:
संतप्त
(santapta)
— greatly annoyed; made furious
Polish:
wkurzony
— greatly annoyed; made furious
Polish:
poirytowany
— greatly annoyed; made furious
Romanian:
exasperat
— greatly annoyed; made furious
Russian:
раздражённый
(razdražónnyj)
— greatly annoyed; made furious
Russian:
разгне́ванный
(razgnévannyj)
— greatly annoyed; made furious
Russian:
серди́тый
(serdítyj)
— greatly annoyed; made furious
Russian:
вне себя́
(vne sebjá)
— greatly annoyed; made furious
Swedish:
uppretad
— greatly annoyed; made furious
Swedish:
förbittrad
— greatly annoyed; made furious
Swedish:
rasande
— greatly annoyed; made furious
Finnish:
pahentunut
— made worse or more intense
Finnish:
ärsyyntynyt
— made worse or more intense
Marathi:
तळतळ
(taḷtaḷ)
— made worse or more intense
Marathi:
मुसमुस
(musmus)
— made worse or more intense
