exasperate

• Verb, das ausdrückt, dass jemand bei einer anderen Person starken Ärger, Verdruss oder Frustration hervorruft, oft durch wiederholtes oder provozierendes Verhalten.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing someone to feel intense irritation, annoyance, or frustration.

1. Irritate intenselyC1formal

   To cause someone to feel extremely annoyed, frustrated, or impatient.

   extrem verärgern

   • His constant lateness exasperated his boss.
   • The repeated delays exasperated the passengers.
   • She was exasperated by the lack of progress in the negotiations.

   Synonymeagitateangerenragegallincenseinfuriateirritatemaddenprovokevex

   Antonymeappeasecalmcomfortpacifyplacatesoothe