exasperate

exasperate is a 10-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Exasperated; imbittered. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 20 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Exasperated; imbittered.
2. transitive verb. To irritate in a high degree; to provoke; to enrage; to exscite or to inflame the anger of; as, to exasperate a person or his feelings.
3. transitive verb. To make grievous, or more grievous or malignant; to aggravate; to imbitter; as, to exasperate enmity.
4. verb. make worse

   "This drug aggravates the pain"

   Synonyms: aggravate, exacerbate, worsen

5. verb. make furious

   Synonyms: incense, infuriate

6. verb. exasperate or irritate

   Synonyms: aggravate, exacerbate

Synonyms

aggravate, exacerbate, worsen, incense, infuriate

Common word forms

exasperated, exasperater, exasperates, exasperating

Words from these letters

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