exasperated

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verb

past tense of exasperate

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Recent Examples of exasperated
Adjective
More than once, Mariana emits an exasperated scream that goes on and on and on, almost like an operatic aria. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025 Wihan is summoned by an exasperated captain to the bridge. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
The culling of flocks and subsequent grocery store and restaurant price markups on eggs have exasperated shoppers. Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025 In the first half, Flick’s team lacked composure and patience, leaving the manager exasperated. Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exasperated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exasperated
Adjective
  • But at this very moment, in one of the studios in the Compound, his suite of offices situated between a gas station and an airport rental-car return lot in Los Angeles, Snoop, 53, is annoyed.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The annoyed friend explained why separating the bill in this instance is bothering her so much on the U.K.-based forum Mumsnet.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The less time people spend playing creative director, the less time everyone else will spend being irritated.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
  • If your skin barrier is particularly irritated, this cleansing oil will soothe irritation and redness.
    Rosa Jisoo Pyo, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • With the exception of the Russell 2000, which gained 1%, none of the major indices bothered to get out of bed the day after Christmas.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, if you can’t be bothered even to reach for the remote to select this new button, the latest firmware update will also automatically start playing the next episode after a countdown.
    John Archer, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • An angry man, the same one from earlier, bellows at Jackson as he is muscled off the ball, and there are more expletives as Chelsea pass it backwards after getting close to Everton’s penalty area.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • In 2010, under pressure over the healthcare overhaul that became known as Obamacare, a number of House Democrats skipped public events after facing angry town halls the previous summer.
    Steve Peoples and Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Gannon informed Nolen that Johnson was a little upset with falling into the second round.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • In medical settings, it's used to treat poisoning, overdoses, high cholesterol, hangovers, and upset stomach.
    Ashley Wong, Health, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • He was charged with two counts of aggravated manslaughter, two counts of vehicular homicide, evidence tampering and leaving the scene of an accident.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • There have also been drops in aggravated assaults, rapes and armed robberies, according to CMPD’s data.
    Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2025

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“Exasperated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exasperated. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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