as in frustrating
causing annoyance
those exasperating details that come with almost any job
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as in annoying
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
small children can exasperate their parents with endless questions about why this or that is so
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Recent Examples of exasperating
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Shopping for a new car or truck can be exhausting and exasperating.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Arne Slot has increasingly been exasperating Liverpool supporters by being — in typical Dutch style — too honest.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The 49ers beat the Bears 42-38 Sunday night in one of the more spellbinding and exasperating games in recent NFL history.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Shopping for a new car or truck can be exhausting and exasperating.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
Verb
As a City Council member, Raman, whose previous campaigns were backed by Democratic Socialists of America Los Angeles, has sometimes walked a political tightrope, exasperating her progressive base on issues like policing.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Arne Slot has increasingly been exasperating Liverpool supporters by being — in typical Dutch style — too honest.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exasperating
Adjective
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Enough, at least, to be satisfied with what came of a sometimes frustrating season.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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The possibilities for either an overload of unearned feelings or a frustrating reversal back to darkness loom threateningly.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sometimes, rage bait can be relatively harmless – a recipe that contains disgusting food combinations or someone annoying their pet, partner or sibling.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
1 Dec. 2025
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But what’s been annoying me even more is that these women should have been trained by producers to start recording on their own cell phones if drama starts to unfold after cameras go down.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
12 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The power plant doesn’t just sound irritating, nearby homeowners say.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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Some have threatened to seek relief in courtrooms from the irritating happenings near their once-quiet homes.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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One Florida resident reportedly hired a local mover without bothering to determine if the company was licensed, only to run into a boatload of trouble.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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If your knee is bothering you, for instance, the vibration might distract your brain enough for the pain to temporarily retreat.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The stumblebum energy disarms us, which makes the gruesome cruelty of the kills that much more disturbing.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday, Givens described the allegations accusing her of allowing a staff member to impersonate her during a court hearing as disturbing.—
Jane Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And also, Bill has to be home and also not bugging me.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Mar. 2026
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Clara could hear Dune’s sister, Fern, in the background bugging Dune to resume their chess game.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But so often left unsaid by Gu are the moral ambiguities that come with choosing to represent a country that has been heavily criticized by Human Rights Watch, among other watchdog groups, for denying rights of freedom of expression and for persecuting government critics.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Troops are occupying our cities and persecuting our people.—
Maria Guinnip,
Oklahoman,
21 Jan. 2026
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But the standoff is also aggravating a humanitarian crisis already unfolding on the island.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Quinonez has missed four straight games since aggravating a shoulder injury that previously kept her out of two games in November.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Exasperating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exasperating. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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