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

Booing without reprieve, exasperated Roma supporters eventually gave up and began to leave the stadium.

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

In the first ‘Sex and the City’ movie, released in 2008, Cynthia Nixon’s Miranda Hobbes exasperatedly acknowledges the trend: “That’s it?!” she says, aghast as the costume options in a store.

From Los Angeles Times

“We are basically landlocked,” said an exasperated Garcia over coffee earlier this month, as soft morning light bathed the mountains in every direction.

From Los Angeles Times

As moderate Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia exasperatedly put it, “Nobody elected him to be FDR; they elected him to be normal and stop the chaos.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• annoyed
• bitter
• enraged
• furious
• heated
• impassioned
• indignant
• irate
• irritable
• irritated
• mad
• offended
• outraged
• resentful
• sullen
• uptight