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Exasperated

/ɪɡˈzæs.pə.reɪ.tɪd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #6500 frequency
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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Intensely irritated, frustrated, or annoyed, especially by persistent delays, problems, or difficult behavior.

    "She let out an exasperated sigh when the computer crashed for the third time."
  2. 2

    Provoked to a state of extreme impatience or anger.

    "The teacher grew exasperated with the students who refused to listen."

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Derived from the Latin verb 'exasperare', meaning 'to make rough' or 'to provoke', formed from 'ex-' (out, thoroughly) and 'asper' (rough). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, the term shifted from its physical sense of roughening to the psychological state of being intensely irritated or provoked.

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