Get to know Exasperate better with 7 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like exacerbate or aggravate.
Exasperate meaning
To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
Synonyms of Exasperate
Using Exasperate
- The main meaning on this page is: To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
- Useful related words include: exacerbate, aggravate, anger, modify.
- In the example corpus, exasperate often appears in combinations such as: to exasperate.
Context around Exasperate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Exasperate
- In this selection, "exasperate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, further, families, existing and long stand out and add context to how "exasperate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include enough to exasperate anyone and expected to exasperate families who. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "exasperate" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with exasperate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The comments, Rigby said, "are likely to exasperate long-suffering investors further". (12 words)
Dash uses his powers to cause mayhem and exasperate and confuse his teachers. (13 words)
Instant-kill headshots further exasperate this problem by leaving most newcomers in the dust against veteran players that know every angle to pixel-peak from. (25 words)
In some areas, locals could be forced to pay 50 per cent or more than the current hourly rate, which is expected to exasperate families who are already feeling the burden of soaring food costs and energy bills. (38 words)
While waiting for the other bishops to arrive, they engaged in informal discussions characterized as tending to "exasperate rather than heal their differences". citation The metropolitan of Ephesus, Memnon, was already present with his 52 bishops. (36 words)
Specifically, it’s going to exasperate existing inequalities, as the privileged buffer themselves against its pernicious effects while the world’s most vulnerable struggle not to fall through the rapidly widening economic fissures. (33 words)
Example sentences (7)
In some areas, locals could be forced to pay 50 per cent or more than the current hourly rate, which is expected to exasperate families who are already feeling the burden of soaring food costs and energy bills.
Instant-kill headshots further exasperate this problem by leaving most newcomers in the dust against veteran players that know every angle to pixel-peak from.
Specifically, it’s going to exasperate existing inequalities, as the privileged buffer themselves against its pernicious effects while the world’s most vulnerable struggle not to fall through the rapidly widening economic fissures.
The comments, Rigby said, "are likely to exasperate long-suffering investors further".
Dash uses his powers to cause mayhem and exasperate and confuse his teachers.
In fact, if anything, most admired him for having the guts to stand up and be counted, as the bizarre misfortunes that befell Meldrew would be enough to exasperate anyone.
While waiting for the other bishops to arrive, they engaged in informal discussions characterized as tending to "exasperate rather than heal their differences". citation The metropolitan of Ephesus, Memnon, was already present with his 52 bishops.
Common combinations with exasperate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to exasperate 5×