EXASPERATING

aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating

(adjective) making worse

exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

exasperating

present participle of exasperate

Adjective

exasperating (comparative more exasperating, superlative most exasperating)

That exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates

Source: Wiktionary

EXASPERATE

Ex*as"per*ate, a. Etym: [L. exasperatus, p. p. of exsasperare to roughen, exasperate; ex out (intens.) + asperare to make rough, asper rough. See Asperity.]

Definition: Exasperated; imbittered. [Obs.] Shak. Like swallows which the exasperate dying year Sets spinning. Mrs. Browning.

Ex*as"per*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exsasperated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exasperating.]

1. To irritate in a high degree; to provoke; to enrage; to exscite or to inflame the anger of; as, to exasperate a person or his feelings. To exsasperate them against the king of France. Addison.

2. To make grievous, or more grievous or malignant; to aggravate; to imbitter; as, to exasperate enmity. To exasperate the ways of death. Sir T. Browne.

Syn.

– To irritate; provoke. See Irritate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition