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What is another word for exasperating?

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Adjective

That exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates

(of a person) Deliberately unreasonable or uncooperative

Tending to misbehave or act badly

Deserving of condemnation or execration

Very bad or unpleasant

Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed

Extremely difficult to endure or tolerate

(usually used in third person form "gets") Annoying or irritating (someone)

Present participle for to cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

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Adjective

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That exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates

enough to drive you up the wall

enough to try the patience of a saint

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

bedevilling^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

bedeviling^US

labored^US

laboured^UK

easier said than done

like getting blood out of a stone

checkered^US

chequered^UK

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“The most profound meditation only leads to an exasperating sense of impotence.”

Adjective

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(of a person) Deliberately unreasonable or uncooperative

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

with a will of one's own

as stubborn as a mule

determined to have one's own way

with one's feet dug in

unbendable

convinced

with one's toes dug in

proof against persuasion

obstinately disobedient

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Adjective

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Tending to misbehave or act badly

off straight and narrow

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Deserving of condemnation or execration

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Very bad or unpleasant

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Adjective

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Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed

libellous^UK

libelous^US

politically incorrect

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

unfavorable^US

minimising^UK

dishonoring^US

minimizing^US

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Adjective

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Extremely difficult to endure or tolerate

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(usually used in third person form "gets") Annoying or irritating (someone)

rubbing up the wrong way

giving someone the hump

driving mad

driving crazy

driving nuts

making someone see red

getting in someone's hair

getting on someone's nerves

getting on someone's tits

getting on your nerves

getting someone's back up

getting someone's dander up

getting someone's goat

getting someone's hackles up

getting someone's wick

getting under someone's skin

getting up your nose

gnawing

harrying

making someone's hackles rise

making your blood boil

rattling someone's cage

ruffling someone's feathers

trying someone's patience

getting under your skin

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

rubbing the wrong way

getting on one's nerves

driving to distraction

afflicting

driving round the bend

disgusting

badgering

giving someone the pip

driving round the twist

grating on

steaming up

giving a hard time

making somebody's hackles rise

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

putting someone's nose out of joint

getting your dander up

ruffling one's feathers

getting up someone's nose

getting your hackles up

getting across someone

hitting where one lives

flurrying

hacking

hurting somebody's feelings

jangling

driving bananas

trying the patience of

setting one's teeth on edge

rubbing you up the wrong way

getting a rise out of

driving you up the wall

making someone fed up

making resentful

browning off

giving a bad time

breathing down someone's neck

wearing

making somebody's blood boil

sticking in one's craw

running up the wrong way

pushing someon's buttons

steaming

devastating

pushing one's buttons

making it hot for someone

making things hot for someone

making an enemy of somebody

setting on edge

getting on the wrong side of

festering

repulsing

setting someone's teeth on edge

getting even

upsetting the applecart

causing resentment to

attacking

bullyragging

noodging

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

pushing the buttons of

treading on someone's toes

making severe demands on

breaking the heart of

driving you to distraction

driving you out of your mind

driving you round the bend

driving you round the twist

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

bending someone's ear

putting someone off their stroke

causing someone to lose their composure

giving cause for complaint

causing discomfort to

taking the piss out of

victimizing^US

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

inflicting anguish on

victimising^UK

terrorizing^US

getting on the nerves of

getting in the hair of

making someone scratch their head

belabouring^UK

terrorising^UK

bringing pressure to bear on

giving the cold shoulder

searching high heaven

hurting the feelings of

tearing to pieces

knocking the wind out of

making your gorge rise

harshing one's mellow

tyrannizing^US

filling with loathing

flouting

disdaining

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

tyrannising^UK

causing inconvenience to

imposing upon

creating difficulties for

jumping on one's case

giving the needle

falling on

putting the squeeze on

belaboring^US

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking the stuffing out of

breaking someone's heart

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

taking the wind out of your sails

dampening the spirits of

causing to lose heart

carrying a heavy load

barracking

shouting down

getting into a dither

giving someone bother

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

satirizing^US

having an adverse effect on

striking down

going against the grain

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

satirising^UK

pulling someone's leg

going through the mill

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“Their coquettishness and evasions can exasperate men looking for an unequivocal answer to riddles of life and love.”

Verb

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Present participle for to cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

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