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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: , past participle of exasperare, from asper 'rough'

exasperate

 verb
     
ex‧as‧pe‧rate [transitive]
to make someone very annoyed by continuing to do something that upsets them:
It exasperates me to hear comments like that.
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