exasperate

Etymology

From Latin exasperō; ex (“out of; thoroughly”) + asperō (“make rough”), from asper (“rough”).

verb

  1. (transitive) To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
    [S]he exasperates her security men by acting as if she were protected by some invisible shield. January 5 1987, “Woman of the Year: Corazon Aquino”, in Time
    News that Adam Crozier, Royal Mail chief executive, is set to receive a bumper bonus will exasperate postal workers. June 4 2007, “Loyal Mail”, in Times Online, UK, retrieved 2010-10-07

adj

  1. (obsolete) exasperated; embittered.

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