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exasperating

adjective

Making worse

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Word Facts

Word length
12
Starts with
E
Ends with
G
Contains
XA
Scrabble score
22
CEFR level
C1

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adjective

  1. Making worse

adjective

  1. Extremely annoying or displeasing

    “His cavalier curtness of manner was exasperating”

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His cavalier curtness of manner was exasperating
I've had an exasperating day
Her infuriating indifference
The ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening

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