exasperating

adjective

ex·​as·​per·​at·​ing ig-ˈza-spə-ˌrā-tiŋ How to pronounce exasperating (audio)
: causing strong feelings of irritation or annoyance
an exasperating delay
After the most frustrating, aggravating and exasperating two days of his career …Jack Curry
The following days brought light fluky winds and I made only 35 miles of progress in two days. It was very exasperating.Tom Peterson
exasperatingly adverb
an exasperatingly slow process
The heater warmed up slowly; its temperature was exasperatingly difficult to adjust. Consumer Reports

Examples of exasperating in a Sentence

those exasperating details that come with almost any job
Recent Examples on the Web The early 20th century novelist, who worked most of his life at an insurance company in Prague, knew a thing or two about exasperating bureaucracies. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024 The merged generative AI model is bloated and runs extremely slowly, possibly so piggish that using it on everyday tasks is exasperating and imprudent due to enormous delays while processing. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 United kicked off an exasperating 4-1 loss to the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night at Audi Field. Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 June 2024 In a season already full of frustration and inconsistency, Kiké Hernández suffered another exasperating low Friday night. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for exasperating 

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Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of exasperating was in 1592

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“Exasperating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exasperating. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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