exasperated

[ ig-zas-puh-rey-tid ]

adjective

1. feeling or expressing extreme annoyance or irritation:

   In the final moments of a wild debate, the exasperated moderator tried to regain control of the conversation.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of exasperate ( def ).

Other Words From

• ex·as·per·at·ed·ly adverb
• un·ex·as·per·at·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of exasperated¹

exasperate ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Grasso was “exasperated,” according to court filings, and insisted she could work with anyone.

From Los Angeles Times

Then, during the Covid lockdowns, she began creating videos in which she voiced-over Nicola Sturgeon's media briefings, portraying the first minister as a plain-talking, occasionally foul-mouthed figure, exhausted by the demands of the pandemic and exasperated by the media's questions.

From BBC

An exasperated Sir Lindsay said failing to do so was a "supreme discourtesy to the House" and he was "very, very disappointed" with Reeves.

From BBC

The Pats lost quarterback Drake Maye with a concussion but back-up Jacoby Brissett got the job done to leave Aaron Rodgers exasperated on the sideline as the Jets lost a fifth in a row.

From BBC

The fentanyl epidemic is often literally at its doorstep, along with the same raft of public safety issues that prompted the exasperated owner of nearby Langer’s Delicatessen to tell me in August that he was thinking of shutting down after 77 years in business.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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• bitter
• enraged
• furious
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• irate
• irritable
• irritated
• mad
• offended
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• sullen
• uptight