exasperating
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6.1
- adjective
- /ɪɡˈzæspəˌreɪtɪŋ/
:
exasperante
- The exasperating thing was that Jimmy liked to play when there was an audience.
- find exasperating
It's you know, to say if you're trying to force yourself to be positive, that's exasperating, that's very stressful.
- It's you know, to say if you're trying to force yourself to be positive, that's exasperating, that's very stressful.
- Most people find them very exasperating because somehow they don't seem to be foreseeing correctly the issue that you're dealing with.
Examples
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Sergei was a wild and woolly character who could be exasperating and wonderful by turns.
Academic text (1993) -
Mom just says "Dad" or "your father" or "what an exasperating man!"
Fiction book (1995) -
Honestly, you are an exasperating child, always thinking of something like that.
Fiction book (1998) -
The Band found that dealing with the claims commission was an exasperating, time-consuming process.
Academic text (1991) -
Seeing scratches and chipped paint on the body of your car can make for an exasperating experience.
Blog text (29) -
Thus, one of the most common—and often exasperating—characteristics of gifted children is the intense desire for perfection.
Academic text (2003) -
Her constant questions about the project became really exasperating during the meeting.
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It was exasperating to watch him make the same mistake over and over again.
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The long wait for the bus was exasperating on such a hot day.
Synonyms
392
1.0
Making someone feel bothered or irritated
256
3.0
Making you feel annoyed or disappointed because it stops you getting what you want
80
2.9
Making someone feel annoyed or impatient
26
7.5
So unpleasant you cannot stand it
26
5.3
Causing you to feel very angry or annoyed
22
5.3
Very annoying and hard to bear
14
3.5
Causing annoyance or trouble
11
7.7
Making someone feel annoyed or frustrated
6
7.4
Making you feel annoyed or bored
3
5.4
Making a situation worse or more annoying
2
4.0
Something that makes people feel dislike or annoyance
1
8.7
Causing people to feel annoyed or frustrated
1
5.1
Hard to deal with and making people feel tired or annoyed
Antonyms
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Morphology
exasperating = exasperate (transparent) = exasperate + ing
Formed from the verb 'exasperate' with the productive adjectival/participial suffix '-ing'; meaning ('causing great irritation') follows directly from the base verb.
Etymology
Exasperating comes from the Latin parts ex- and asper, where asper means 'rough'. A helpful image is sandpaper rubbing your skin, so something exasperating 'roughens' your feelings and makes you very annoyed or frustrated.