exasperating

/ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ig-ˈza-spə-ˌrā-tiŋ/ (ame, mw)

exasperating — adjective

  • exasperatingpositive
  • more exasperatingcomparative
  • most exasperatingsuperlative

1. making you feel very annoyed because the same problem keeps happening and you st

1.形容詞B2
釋義

making you feel very annoyed because the same problem keeps happening and you still cannot fix it

例句

Hao found the login system exasperating after it rejected his password again.

pattern: find + thing + exasperating

The endless delay at the clinic was exasperating for Rodrigo and his mother.

common collocation: exasperating delay

同義詞
  • annoying

    broader and milder; can describe small everyday irritation

  • frustrating

    focuses more on blocked progress than on emotional irritation

  • irritating

    often lighter and less worn-down than exasperating

  • maddening

    stronger and more dramatic, often with an informal tone

反義詞
  • manageable

    used for a problem that stays under control and does not wear your patience out

文法句型

find + thing + exasperating

be exasperating when + clause

用法筆記

Usually describes a repeated problem, delay, or habit rather than a brief one-time irritation. It often suggests that people have already tried to fix the situation and are running out of patience.

常見錯誤

❌I felt exasperating after the meeting.
✅I felt exasperated after the meeting.
💡'exasperating' describes the thing causing frustration, not the person who feels it.
❌The long wait was exasperated.
✅The long wait was exasperating.
💡use the -ing form for a situation that makes people lose patience.