exasperated

CEFRC1

/ɪɡˈzæspəɹeɪtɪd/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very annoyed because a problem keeps happening.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having one's patience greatly taxed; greatly annoyed; made furious.

Examples

  • My teacher, exasperated, now shifts his eyes upon me.

  • The nineties generation in tennis has been utterly useless so far, exasperated fans say.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Made worse or more intense.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of exasperate

More examples

In context

  • Tom is getting exasperated.

  • increasingly exasperated

  • look exasperated

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