[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

exasperate \exas"perate\, v. t. imp.  p. p. exsasperated;
   p. pr.  vb. n. exasperating.
   1. to irritate in a high degree; to provoke; to enrage; to
      excite or to inflame the anger of; as, to exasperate a
      person or his feelings.
      1913 webster

            to exsasperate them against the king of france.
                                                  --addison.
      1913 webster

   2. to make grievous, or more grievous or malignant; to
      aggravate; to imbitter; as, to exasperate enmity.
      1913 webster

            to exasperate the ways of death.      --sir t.
                                                  browne.

   syn: to irritate; provoke. see irritate.
        1913 webster
see also:
exsasperated exasperating irritate 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

exasperating \exasperating\ adj.
   1. extremely annoying or displeasing.

   syn: annoying, infuriating, maddening, vexing.
        wordnet 1.5

   2. same as exacerbating.

   syn: aggravating, exacerbating.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
exacerbating 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

exasperating
     adj 1: extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of
            manner was exasperating"; "i've had an exasperating
            day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless
            tumult of the jukebox was maddening" syn: infuriating,
             maddening, vexing
     2: making worse syn: aggravating, exacerbating
see also:
infuriating maddening vexing aggravating exacerbating 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

35 moby thesaurus words for "exasperating":
   aggravating, aggravative, annoying, bothering, bothersome,
   contentious, disturbing, exasperative, galling, harassing,
   importunate, importune, irking, irksome, irritating, pesky,
   pestering, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguesome,
   plaguey, plaguing, provocative, provoking, teasing, tiresome,
   tormenting, troublesome, troubling, vexatious, vexing, wearisome,
   worrisome, worrying

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