exasperating

ex·as·per·ate  (g-zsp-rt)

tr.v. ex·as·per·at·ed, ex·as·per·at·ing, ex·as·per·ates

1. To make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly.

2. To increase the gravity or intensity of: "a scene . . . that exasperates his rose fever and makes him sneeze" (Samuel Beckett).

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[Latin exasperre, exaspert- : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + asperre, to make rough (from asper, rough).]

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ex·asper·ated·ly adv.

ex·asper·ater n.

ex·asper·ating·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	exasperating - extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening" infuriating, maddening, vexing displeasing - causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities
	2.	exasperating - making worse aggravating, exacerbating intensifying - increasing in strength or intensity

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exasperating

adjective irritating, provoking, annoying, infuriating, aggravating (informal), galling, maddening, vexing, irksome, enough to drive you up the wall (informal), enough to try the patience of a saint He is a very exasperating man to work with.

Translations

exasperating [ɪgˈzɑːspəreɪtɪŋ] ADJ [person, situation, problem] → exasperante
you're so exasperating! → ¡sacas de quicio a cualquiera!
it's so exasperating! → ¡es exasperante!, es para volverse loco

exasperating [ɪgˈzɑːspəreɪtɪŋ] adj [person] → exaspérant(e); [thing] → exaspérant(e)

exasperating

adj → ärgerlich; delay, difficulty, job → leidig attr; person → nervig (inf); it’s so exasperating not to be able to buy a newspaper → es ist wirklich zum Verzweifeln, dass man keine Zeitung bekommen kann; she can be so exasperating! → sie kann einen wirklich zur Verzweiflung or auf die Palme (inf) → bringen!

exasperating [ɪgˈzɑːspəˌreɪtɪŋ] adj → esasperante

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exasperating [ɪgˈzɑːspəˌreɪtɪŋ] adj → esasperante